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Scientific Paper
Title	Failure of the Relativistic Hypercone
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Author(s)	Glenn Borchardt, Steven Bryant
Keywords	relativity theory, Einstein, distance
Published	2011
Journal	Proceedings of the NPA
Volume	8
No. of pages	3
Pages	99-102

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Abstract

Einstein built relativity theory upon foundational conceptual shapes such as a spherical wave and a hypercone. He created the hypercone by defining l, or light-time, as l = ct. Conceptually and mathematically, Einstein then used l, or light-time, as a replacement for Time, t, in his derivation. Here we find that light-time, l, is actually a measure of Distance, not Time, because the result of a Velocity multiplied by a Time is always a Distance. Because Time and Distance cannot be used interchangeably, its mistreatment as both a Time and a Distance invalidates Einstein's hypercone concept and the resulting mathematical and theoretical conclusions. The critical mistake represents a key characteristic of Einstein's theory because it enables him to objectify Time - or treat Time as if it were a Distance. This objectification of motion, a key unstated characteristic of Relativity theory, has led to incorrect theoretical conclusions for over a century.

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-| title = Einstein's Most Important Philosophical Error
+| title = Failure of the Relativistic Hypercone
-| url = [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_5991.pdf Link to paper]
+| url = [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6000.pdf Link to paper]
-| author = [[Glenn Borchardt]]
+| author = [[Glenn Borchardt]], [[Steven Bryant]]
-| keywords = Einstein, relativity
+| keywords = relativity theory, Einstein, distance
 | published = 2011
 | journal = [[Proceedings of the NPA]]
-| volume = [[8]]
+| volume = 8
-| num_pages = 5
+| num_pages = 3
-| pages = 64-68
+| pages = 99-102
 }}
-'''Read the full paper''' [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_5991.pdf here]
+'''Read the full paper''' [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6000.pdf here]
 ==Abstract==
-A single philosophical error on Einstein's part has retarded physics and cosmology for over a century. The error is simply this: the objectification of motion. Classical mechanics assumed that the universe presents us with two fundamental phenomena: matter and the motion of matter. Matter exists; motion occurs. Matter, that is, anything in existence, has xyz dimensions and location. Motion is not ?part? of the universe; it is what those parts do. In objectifying motion, Einstein assumed instead that motion had material properties. It started out with his assumption that light was a particle instead of wave motion in a sea of particles.  This was an objectification similar to the theory that heat was a "caloric fluid", instead of vibratory motion. This one error invalidates the Special and General Theories of Relativity.  The attractiveness of those theories is dependent more upon the popularity of indeterministic, unscientific philosophy than upon the validity of the data offered in support. Examined in detail, the oft-cited "proofs" of relativity, such as the Eddington solar eclipse observations and the Hafele-Keating flight of clocks around Earth fail to prove anything. Their interpretation as supportive is an embarrassment to science.
+Einstein built relativity theory upon foundational conceptual shapes such as a spherical wave and a hypercone. He created the hypercone by defining ''l'', or light-time, as ''l = ct''. Conceptually and mathematically, Einstein then used ''l'', or light-time, as a replacement for Time, ''t'', in his derivation. Here we find that light-time, ''l'', is actually a measure of Distance, not Time, because the result of a Velocity multiplied by a Time is always a Distance. Because Time and Distance cannot be used interchangeably, its mistreatment as both a Time and a Distance invalidates Einstein's hypercone concept and the resulting mathematical and theoretical conclusions. The critical mistake represents a key characteristic of Einstein's theory because it enables him to objectify Time - or treat Time as if it were a Distance. This objectification of motion, a key unstated characteristic of Relativity theory, has led to incorrect theoretical conclusions for over a century.
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+[[Category:Scientific Paper|failure relativistic hypercone]]
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