Light Speed, Gravitation and Quantum Instantaneity
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| Author | Vivian Pope, Anthony D Osborne |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Gravitation, foundations of physics |
| Published | 2007 |
| Publisher | Phi Philosophical Enterprises |
| Pages | 244 |
| ISBN | 0950379069 |
Light Speed, Gravitation and Quantum Instantaneity is a 2007 book by Anthony D Osborne and N. Vivian Pope, published by phi Philosophical Enterprises (Swansea, UK).
Overview
The book proposes a "commonsense" philosophical paradigm for modern physics — the Pope–Osborne Angular Momentum Synthesis (POAMS) — that reinterprets light-speed and gravitation in terms of angular momentum rather than invisible field forces. In this framework, force-free motion is naturally orbital, weight arises from constrained angular momentum (so that spin can affect measured weight), and electrostatic behaviour is recast as spin-based angular momentum. A discussion chapter re-examines the status of black holes, dark matter, and the cosmological redshift.
About the authors
Anthony D. Osborne earned a Ph.D. at City University, London, and taught relativity for over twenty-five years as a senior lecturer in mathematics at Keele University. N. Vivian (Viv) Pope (1922–2015) worked in telecommunications before studying the philosophy of science at Bangor and lecturing in philosophy; their collaboration began in 1982.
Publication details
- Authors: Anthony D Osborne and N. Vivian Pope
- Publisher: Phi Philosophical Enterprises, Swansea
- Published: 2007
- Pages: 244
- ISBN: 0950379069