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Lots of A/Ether papers are rated here. Again, they're rated 1-9, 1 meaning least promising and 9 meaning most promising, though the highest rating I've given is 7. See http://www.worldsci.org/php/index.php?tab0=Find to find the papers via the Search Box.

AETHER
*7*The Aether: Empirical Evidence, Functional Definition and Realistic Conceptualization (1999) by Dr John E Chappell Jr.
_Sagnac's experiment (1913) and many repeats thereof, including constant examples from GPS satellites, have provided strong evidence in support of the aether's existence that Michelson and Morley did not provide in 1887.
_They tell us that the velocity of a light beam remains fixed relative to a preferred coordinate system (cs), while the cs of the source of the beam rotates relative to the preferred cs.
_Something has the function of fixing this velocity; although we may know nothing of its nature, we can still identify and name it on the basis of this function.
_We do the same in the case of gravity.
_Conceptualizing about the nature of the aether is most reliably done by sticking to known facts.
_Space is seething with photons that are more abundant in the lower energy ranges (Grote Reber).
_These photons may be the prime component of the aether.
_The passage of a comparatively high-energy photon along a zigzag path, delivers energy to a receiver and also induces wave motion in the aether
_(Steven Rado argues that a gaseous aether can support waves that are not strictly transverse).
*7*The Logical Basis Supporting a Universal Aethereal Fluid (2008) by Robert A Kerr
_The emission and travel of light and all electromagnetic phenomena can only be explained by fluid behavior.
_Individual radiated frequencies are transmitted at the same velocity.
_Radiation frequencies are proportional to energy level.
_The only conceivable mechanical explanation is wave action.
_Wave action results from the limit of media resistance.
_Media particle resistance is equal to emitted particle energy.
_Visual imagery proves that all light particles travel the same distance per unit time.
_The only known mechanical equivalent methodology is an audio wave.
_Distance traveled per unit time is the mean free path.
_Mean free path is inversely proportional to frequency.
_It defines the wavelength of the wave that is established by an emitted particle.
_There is no other conceivable explanation of the electromagnetic behavior consistent with the data.
_Space must be an invisible fluid.
_Aethereal fluid properties are consistent with temperature.
_The fluid particles are minute enough to penetrate the interstices of all molecules and atoms defining their mass per unit volume.
_However they cannot penetrate electrons.
_Their pressure on electrons explains electromagnetic behavior and the source of magnetic fields.
_Aethereal fluid particles are in a chaotic motion.
_However, random concentrations are regenerative because they interrupt the chaotic motion of surrounding particles.
_The action is the focusing pressure radially inward.
_The focusing forms a spherical concentration.
_This is exemplified by the formation of liquid droplets in the process of concentration.
_Spherical concentrations are limited only locally by available materials.
_The sequence of concentration sizes is electron, proton, atom, molecule? to galaxy.
_The galactic limit is the amount of mass a solar cycle sun can maintain without exploding as a Nova.
_The sun maintains its inevitable lifetime by radiating the high energy photons formed in its core.
*6*The Aether: Defined in Terms of Function, Conceptualized from Known Facts (1997) by Dr John E Chappell Jr.
_Just as with gravity, the ultimate nature and mode of operation of the aether remain a mystery; but also just as with gravity, we can be sure it exists because of what it does.
_And we can define<\i> the aether in terms of this function<\i>: it is whatever causes light paths in Sagnac-type experiments to remain fixed in the coordinate system of the lab.
_It may also have other functions, such as transmitting gravitational force, and stimulating molecular motion or heat.
_In trying to discover the nature of the aether, it seems wise to deal as much as possible with facts we already know.
_Rather than assuming a substance that transmits waves but whose composition is totally unknown, why not start with particles that we know for sure exist in space, and build our concept of the aether from these?
_We know space is full of photons, and from Grote Reber's radio astronomy we know they become more abundant as we move toward the low-energy end of the spectrum.
_In the dense sea of photon or aether particles thus envisioned, clearly no photon can travel far without colliding with other particles.
_These collisions produce indirect paths, varying in amplitude and length depending on the speed of the emitting source, which is added to that of the photon.
_This occurs in harmony with Newton's Third Law.
_Furthermore, the time it takes for a photon to traverse a given segment of aether depends on the density of the aether.
_This view allows us to explain all evidence, only apparently<\i> inconsistent, for both principal types of alternative theories: (1) additive; and (2) aether-based non-additive.
*5*The ALFA Model: Absolute Lab Frame and Flexible Aether (2011) by Dr Robert J Bennett
_This paper challenges dissidents to escape the mainstream cage of theories imposed by fiat and adopt a science epistemology based on consistent logic and the scientific method of empirical proof by falsifiability.
_The Fizeau and Sagnac results will be revisited and analyzed afresh to reach two conclusions that shake the foundations of belief in cosmic architecture and composition.
_The Absolute Lab frame and Flexible Aether model will be shown to be consistent and supported by all experiments examined to date.
_This support includes tests that extend Sagnac to linear motion and mechanics, the key results of Michelson & Morley/Gale, and classic aether tests.
_Establishment claims that support the Earth's rotation, revolution and translation will be subjected to logic and the scientific method.
_Consequences of the ALFA paradigm will be outlined.
*4*A Particle-Tied Aether: Indications of a Deeper Foundation for Physics and Relativity (2000) by Miles F Osmaston
_This contribution is primarily about the transmission of transverse electromagnetic (TEM) waves, our principal source of physical information.
_Relativity, as its name implies, seeks to describe relationships between entities in various circumstances but doesn't illuminate the nature of those entities, a gap that quantum electrodynamics and particle physics try to fill.
_A variety of well-observed phenomena, to be outlined below, appear inconsistent with this currently accepted framework of physics.
_It will be shown that these phenomena indicate the need for a physics framework that admits the occurrence of TEM-wave transmission effects, a factor explicitly denied in the conceptual basis of Special Relativity (SR).
_To help with these matters, a continuum (aether) theory (CT) of physical nature is outlined in which particles are special, rather (but finitely) concentrated, mainly-rotational forms of disturbance of the continuum.
_Particle random motions imply random motion of the aether, and this affects the propagation of TEM waves by it.
_Under this proposal particles are "made" of aether (originally a suggestion of Larmor, 1894), and the Michelson-Morley result is satisfied.
_The relativity principle, that nothing can exceed the local velocity of TEM waves, will be firmly retained but regarded as only strictly applicable at the smallest scale of physical nature - that of the local aether....
*4*Mass and energy in the light of aether theory (2009)
_The laws of physics dealing with mass and energy are reviewed in the light of the assumption of a fundamental aether frame, relative to which clocks slow down and meter sticks contract, as a function of their speed with respect to this frame.
_The existence of such a privileged aether frame and of an aether non-entrained by the motion of celestial bodies rely today on weighty theoretical and experimental arguments [1A,1B,1F,1G] and [14-17].
_The real physical processes affecting rods and clocks are supported by their ability to rationally account for the apparent isotropy of the speed of light.
_However, the dimension of the rods and the ticking of the clocks being dependent on their absolute velocity, give a distorted view of reality: the physical data are subjected to alterations and need to be corrected.
_As a result of these corrections, they assume a different mathematical form, which reflects their real value.
_In the text which follows we propose to highlight the corrected form of the basic laws dealing with mass and energy.
_This concerns the mass-energy equivalence law and the variation of mass with speed.
_The real proper mass of moving bodies is shown to vary as a function of their absolute speed, and the kinetic energy is shown not to be observer dependent.
_The compatibility of the relativity principle with mass-energy conservation is discussed, and the mass, is shown not to be an intrinsic property of matter, it depends on the presence of the aether.
_In the appendices, we show by which mechanisms the standard measurement procedures alter the physical data
*4*Electromagnetic Space-Time-Ether (2008) by Prof Athanassios A Nassikas
_According to the minimum contradictions point of view, space-time is stochastic and it can be regarded as matter-ether.
_However, matter can be either mass or charge.
_Thus, there exist both mass-gravitational (g) and charge-electromagnetic (em) space-time.
_The (em) space-time behaves as a (g) one, since both are space-time and obey the same principles but it is not.
_Thus, any time interval in the (em) space-time is incomprehensible with respect to a coexisting (g) one and it can be regarded as an imaginary number, which is incomprehensible too.
_According to the minimum contradictions point of view, the energy of an infinitesimal (em) space-time can be regarded as imaginary since it is equivalent to an (em) time interval.
_Therefore, in general, the electromagnetic energy and in extension (em) magnitudes can be regarded as imaginary.
_The electromagnetic space-time can be regarded as a four dimensional space-time which coexists with the gravitational one.
_Taking into account the existence of negative physical and geometrical magnitudes, according to the minimum contradictions point of view, we may assume that there exists also an anti-em space-time that corresponds to antimatter.
_Thus, space-time as a whole is described through sixteen dimensions, i.e. four dimensions for each of the following space-times: (g), (anti-g), (em) and (anti-em).
_This does not mean that space-time has 16 dimensions; simply it is described through 16 dimensions.
_In reality space-time is fractal described through four dimensions.
_It is noted that there is a coexistence scale between (g) and (em) space-time and that the probability density function, according to the spirit to this work, can take either positive or negative values.
_The epistemological basis for the above mentioned one can find in previous works.
*4*Optical Phenomena in the Aether (2008) by Ionel Dinu
_Although the theory of light seems completed and many believe that the behavior of light has been accounted for down to the most insignificant detail, there are certain experimental facts in optics for which explanations are still unsatisfactory.
_It may seem surprising - but nevertheless true - if we state that in fact the most basic phenomena of reflection and refraction of light are such examples of incompletely explained experimental findings, and that they are topics on which the last word has not been said yet.
_Further, the relation between the refractive index of a transparent medium and its chemical structure, the cause of diffraction, the mechanism of dispersion and that of double refraction, are subjects in need to be integrated into a comprehensive and unitary theory.
_The abandonment, during the development of the theory of light, of the aether as a necessary medium for its propagation, led to the anomalies that we encounter today, of which one example is the utterly incomprehensible notion of light as a corpuscle and as a wave at the same time, in which it is purported that one feature gives stronger effects than the other depending on the experimental set up.
_The initial purpose of the present work was to see on what grounds has the aether been dropped from any theory of light.
_After finding that the key reason for this was the hypothesis of light as a transversal oscillation of the aether, this work gained a second purpose: to show whether this hypothesis was indeed necessary for the explanation of the optical phenomena it claimed it described, i.e. those involving light modified by reflection or double refraction.
_We find that the hypothesis of light as a transversal oscillation of the aether is not necessary for explaining the phenomena of double refraction and those related to it and the present study shows how this proves that it is not only possible, but mandatory, to return to a picture in which light is a longitudinal, compression wave in the aether.
_This later representation is not new, having been long held true by most of the scientists who made significant contributions to the development of the theory of light.
_The return to the representation of light as a compression wave in the aether will lead to a better understanding of the optical phenomena and, most significantly, it will open the way towards an intelligible and more accurate theory of the aether itself.
*4*Can Particles Exist as Standing Waves in a Superdense Aether? (1999) by Joseph L McKibben
_The proposed aether is based on the existence in all space of an exceeding dense gas that strictly obeys Newton's laws.
_Its equations are as used in the theory of sound.
_The standing-wave amplitude drops off approximately as 1/rl.5 the solution will be discussed; it is my own.
_The mass of the particle is the displaced mass of the aethers; so dualism is naturally present.
_Besides reducing the local aether density, the standing waves emit second-harmonic waves whose amplitude is proportional to the displaced mass and so create gravitational-like forces between particles having the same mass.
_Special relativity is obeyed, except the velocity relative to the aether is observable.
_Spin-O particles appear in clusters of three that are phased 120 degrees apart and so can be said to have colors red, green, and blue.
_The solution of spin-1/2 particles is discussed.
_The need to maintain space-time phase lock at the centers of particles leads to quantum mechanics.
_Since the energy density drops off exponentially, the concept of renormalization needs to be utilized
_(My intuitive understanding of this concept is poor).
_More complete theoretical verification of the proposed concepts could lead to a better understanding of free energy in the vacuum.
*4*Basic Concepts for a Fundamental Aether Theory (2008) by Dr Joseph Levy
_In the light of recent experimental and theoretical data, we go back to the studies tackled in previous publications and develop some of their consequences.
_Some of their main aspects will be studied in further detail.
_Yet this text remains self-sufficient.
_The questions asked following these studies will be answered.
_The consistency of these developments in addition to the experimental results, enable to strongly support the existence of a preferred aether frame and of the anisotropy of the one-way speed of light in the Earth frame.
_The theory demonstrates that the apparent invariance of the speed of light results from the systematic measurement distortions entailed by length contraction, clock retardation and the synchronization procedures with light signals or by slow clock transport.
_Contrary to what is often believed, these two methods have been demonstrated to be equivalent by several authors.
_The compatibility of the relativity principle with the existence of a preferred aether frame and with mass-energy conservation is discussed and the relation existing between the aether and inertial mass is investigated.
_The experimental space-time transformations connect co-ordinates altered by the systematic measurement distortions.
_Once these distortions are corrected, the hidden variables they conceal are disclosed.
_The theory sheds light on several points of physics which had not found a satisfactory explanation before.
*4*Centrifugal Pressure in the Aether (2008) by David Tombe
_It is suggested that the magnetic vector potential A and the electric current density J are effectively one and the same thing.
_They both represent a flow of aether.
_As such we can show that the full expression for centrifugal force becomes grad (?v?) where ? is aether density.
_This expression confirms the close link between centrifugal force, kinetic energy, and repulsion pressure.
*4*Implications of an Aether non Dragged by the Motion of Celestial Bodies on Optical Laws (2012) by Dr Joseph Levy
_The conventional optical laws take for granted that the one-way phase velocity of light in a refractive medium at rest in the Earth frame is C/n.
_But if one assumes the existence of a fundamental reference frame and of an aether non-entrained by the motion of celestial bodies, then Hoek's experiment shows that this velocity must be equal to C/n − V/n2 in the direction of the Earth absolute motion, and C/n + V/n2 in the opposite direction, where V is the absolute speed of the Earth frame.
_It is important to draw the consequences of this data and to check whether it complies with well established laws of physics.
_Such an anisotropy implies that, according to non-entrained aether theory (NEAT), the ratio of the speed of light in vacuo to the speed of light in refractive media (i,e, the optical index) must vary as a function of the orientation of the light signal.
_This is indeed what the calculation shows.
_Therefore, if NEAT is exact, except for some orientations, n is not the optical index in refractive media moving relative to the fundamental frame.
_However, as we shall see, NEAT does not preclude the fact that the Snell-Descartes' law sini=nsinr applies to a high degree of accuracy whatever the orientation of the light signal.
_Thus, even if it exists, the anisotropy remains unapparent.
_It is worth noting that, while resorting to assumptions quite different from special relativity, non-entrained aether theory accounts for well established experimental results.
_Moreover, as will be checked, a thorough analysis of Fizeau's experiment in light of Hoek's studies establishes the need for an aether drift, providing a strong argument in support of aether theory.
*4*The Aether and its Effects (2005) by James B Wright
_In the Philosophy of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's point of beginning is the recognition of "Existence", per se, as axiomatic, upon which she builds her entire philosophy.
_In Physics we need a similar axiomatic concept, a point of beginning upon which the whole structure of physics may be built.
_Again, Existence is that concept, however we cannot leave it at that.
_Existence needs to be defined.
_This necessitates an Existence that is literally infinite and eternal, of which our Observable Universe is but a tiny sample.
_Tiny though it may be, it's all we have; however, it appears that it is adequate to give us a clue as to the nature of Existence.
_Two basic problems need addressing: the Cosmological Redshift must be explained without recourse to an Expanding Universe, or Tired Light, etc.
_the fact of our existence, vibrantly alive, after an eternity of burning.
_These problems are the subject of this paper.
_The aether is seen herein as a necessary part of existence, not in the sense of an intellectual or emotional need but as an existent, every much so and as fundamental as are the electrons and protons and neutrons that we are familiar with.
_It is identified as the energy-mass that comes from the stars of the galaxies as they burn, one of the two basic components of our Universe, the other being its material-mass.
_Evidence of this aether is found in the work of Vera Rubin, specifically in her "Dark Matter" which envelops the spiral galaxies that she studied.
_From this the characteristics of the aether are determined, among which are the permittivity and the permeability of the "vacuum" of space.
_A solution to the Cosmological Redshift, without the need for an Expanding Universe, is found, as is a mechanism for the development of the gravitational force utilizing only characteristics to be found in our "Electrical Universe".
_The Biefeld-Brown Effect is seen to be plausible and therefore probable.
_The paper ends with an Addendum that quantifies the components of the Cosmic Cycle required to sustain our Universe as it appears to be after an eternity of existence.
*4*Using E = mc^2 Consistently to Reveal Aether Details and to Unify Physics (2005) by Carl R Littmann
_Einstein wisely predicted that when the Sun loses a given mass, m, the sun radiates an amount of energy, mc^2.
_A purer case occurs when an electron and a positron mass interact and annihilate, and energy radiation occurs.
_But it is wrong and inconsistent to assume that only photon energy results and flies away from the scene, since that assumption disregards "gravity" (or "graviton" generation).
_Despite the fact that the "gravitational effect" is extremely small, it exists; and some high-energy photons have given up some of their energy (and mass) to create something (i.e., gravitons) even before the photons have completely left the scene.
_That is what Mossbauer experiments imply, and also what consistent application of E=mc^2 requires; even though gravity is classified as a "very weak force" and associated energy.
_When "inconsistent Einstein Theorists" neglected or lost those SMALL "gravitons"; they also lost a LARGE Concept; and also lost their chance for a fine Grand Unification Theory.
_In this paper, we retrieve both; and we calculate an effective 'gravitonic' ethereal density, and a typical graviton's energy and mass.
_Addendum to Abstract (4-15-2009): The following two sentences replace one that previously speculated about gravitons' second or third order effects.
_"Gravitons contribute to an aether, which easily also produces the pressure required for the 'nuclear force paradigm'."
_"Some other comments about this Abstract are found on page 1 of my article."
*3*Electrostatic Repulsion and Aether Pressure (2008) by David Tombe
_In earlier articles of this series, electrostatic repulsion has been associated with fine-grained centrifugal pressure in the linearly polarized electron-positron sea.
_Magnetic repulsion has also been associated with fine-grained centrifugal pressure in the magnetized electron-positron sea.
_There is however a major difference between the two cases.
_An increase in magnetization results in an increase in vorticity H, whereas an increase in linear polarization does not result in an increase in vorticity H.
_This article takes a closer look at the linear polarization mechanism for rotating electron-positron dipoles and concludes that the internal opposing force involves a centrifugal aether pressure that is induced as a result of the electrons and the positrons coming closer together on average, along the line of action.
*3*Light Speed and Aether (2000) by Dr Curtis E Renshaw
_The experiments of Fizeau, et al., in the years 1851-1925 were all designed to test for the motion of the Earth through the presumed aether, or to test for the extent to which the aether was constrained and carried in a moving, material medium.
_The results of these experiments defined the Fresnel coefficient of aether drag and the Lorentz Transformations, each formulated to explain the nature of the aether as evidenced by the data obtained.
_Building on these results (and much original thought), Einstein developed the Special Theory of Relativity, keeping many of the results in form, but abandoning the aether.
_Analyzing the results of these experiments without the assumption of an aether eliminates the Fresnel aether drag coefficient, the Lorentz Transformation, length contraction and time dilation, and, with this, the basis for Special Relativity.
_The correct form and value for the solutions are then derived utilizing Galilean Transformations.
*3*The Photon and Its Aether (2002) by Joseph F Cuny
_Faraday's concept of force lines is used to find the elusive aether of the late 1800's.
_Force lines were then used to develop the structure of the photon and its means of propagation.
_Finally a few cases of photon activity are described.
_It is seen that the photon travels as a 'wave' and is detected as a particle.
_It is also seen that its speed is dependent on the state of local matter and is not the absolute limitation postulated by Einstein.
*3*The Aether in Rigid Body Collisions (2008) by David Tombe
_During a collision, momentum is always conserved.
_The large scale kinetic energy on the other hand, may or may not be conserved.
_When kinetic energy on the large scale is conserved during a collision, we say that the situation is matched.
_It will be concluded that a matched collision involves only a large scale pulse of aether with a prodigious speed that is many orders of magnitude greater than the speed of light, and maybe even instantaneous.
_An unmatched collision on the other hand will involve both a large scale aether pulse as well as a microscopic particle compression wave with a finite speed in the order of the speed of sound.
_This aether pulse, which we will call a vitreous pulse, is a compression wave of aether involving an actual net aether flow that moves through a rigid body and causes large scale acceleration.
_This large scale acceleration is due to an aethereal force which we will call G5.
*3*Toward Understanding Nature, Or How an Aether May Unify Physical Theory (1986) by Commander William R Jones
*3*A Topological Thermodynamic Basis for the Cosmological Aether (2012) by Prof Robert M Kiehn
_In this essay the topological properties of thermodynamics are used to derive a topological equation of state in 4 topological dimensions.
_The equation of state corresponds to an Open thermodynamic environment (the Cosmological Aether) that permits local exchange of both particles (mass) and waves (radiation).
_For dilute systems near the critical point, the cubic factor in the equation of state is homeomorphic to a van der Waals gas.
*3*Aethereal Mechanics (2004) by Dr Karim Amen Khaidarov
_In this paper the concept and results of researches of phenomena, discovering the actual physics of gravitation is stated.
_It is shown, that the existing theories of gravitation, since Newtonian, are artifacts, the difficulty of the "three bodies problem" in celestial mechanics is explained by ignorance of a true nature of gravitation.
_It is shown, that the cosmic aether is a single force generating physical phenomena in the Nature.
_The example of calculation of Lagrange's points t[h]rough technology of ethereal mechanics is adduced, that is shown, that not only the "three bodies problem", but also a set of many bodies is solved within the framework of the offered approach easy.
*3*Converting Aetheric Energy into Magnetic Energy (2011) by Jose Ruiz
_The natural properties of Cerium (Ce) and Gadolinium (Gd) can be combined with other elements such Aluminum and silica so aether can flow into a system and create a magnetic field around the system.
_Cerium (Ce) absorbs radiation.
_Gadolinium (Gd) has two very peculiar characteristics:
_1. It absorbs isotopes and
_2. It has paramagnetic properties.
_The correct molecule arrangement and set up can lead to the following to happen:
_Cerium absorbs aether and form clusters of energy which become isotopes by beta decay.
_The Gadolinium absorbs these isotopes and converts them in a magnetic field.
_The end result is a conversion of aetheric energy to magnetic energy.
_This is just an idea that still needs to be tested.
_A paramagnetic metal sheet can be manufactured using chemical vapor deposition and following a well defined mathematical model.
_During testing, a flow of energy has to be created so aether can go into an unsaturated system.
_A successful experiment would show one or more of these characteristics:
_1. a temperature decrement around the system,
_2. A bigger and constant magnetic field around the system than an induced field.
_3. In case of astonishing results, the ouput energy is greater than the input energy or even a reduction in weight of the sheet.
*3*Etheral Wind in Experience of Millimetric Radiowaves Propagation (2001) by Yuri M Galaev
_The phase method of anisotropic media parameters measurement of electromagnetic waves propagation is proposed.
_The experimental hypothesis check about the existence of such material medium of a radiowaves propagation in the nature, as Aether is executed in eight millimeter radiowaves range.
_The ethereal wind speed and this speed vertical gradient near the Eath's surface have been measured.
_The systematic measurement results do not contradict the initial hypothesis rules and can be considered, as experimental imagination confirmation about the Aether existence, as material medium, in the nature.
*3*Free Energy, Gravity and the Aether (1996) by Dan A Davidson
_Over the years the existence and understanding of the aether has evolved as the basis for gravity and free energy effects at a micro and macro level.
_Laboratory experiments have shown that superluminal energy and information transfer has been effectively accomplished via aetheric engineering, which effectively eliminates the theory of relativity and its absurd views of physics and cosmology.
_The structure of the aether is summarized, as a superfluidic medium, including interrelationships of many of the basic universal constants describing physical phenomena with magnetic, electrical, and gravitic formulas.
*3*MMX: It Took Glamorous Aether and Gave Dumb Space-time (1973) by Prof Joe Alexander Nahhas
_Detailed analysis of MMX showing the incompetence of Michelson and Morley theory behined the MM confusion of an experiment that replaced 19 century Glamorous notion of Aether with 20 century confusion of physics.
*3*Rudiments of a Theory of Aether (2010) by Ionel Dinu
_This is the talk delivered via internet at the 16th Annual Conference held by the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) in May, 2009, and presented under the title "Have You Done Experiments in Fluid Mechanics Lately?".
_I now make it available to those interested in the aether because it contains in one document the most important ideas that together form, I think, the rudiments of a rational and consistent theory of the aether.
_At the top of each page are the slides shown at the conference followed below by the transcript of the verbal explanations.
_When the transcript was longer than the space under the slide, the slide was repeated on the next page and the transcript continued.
_The experiment referred to in the talk, showing the role played by the intervening medium (water) in the attractions and repulsions between two cylinders rotating in it can be viewed on YouTube as it has been recently uploaded on that site.
*3*The Aether of Space (2008) by Ionel Dinu
_The notion of an aether filling all the space appeared recently as the only one option towards building an intelligible theory of the physical world.
_A close scrutiny of what the natural philosophers of the past thought about the aether reveals an amazing and febrile quest for an accurate description of this medium.
_What we find by reading their works anew is not only that the existence of the aether was never questioned, but that the best researchers at the forefront of science struggled to come up with that theory of aether which would best explain the experimental evidence they had.
_Perplexed by the huge amount of literature dedicated to the aether, we decided to share it with the readership of this journal.
*3*The Aether, Inertia and Cosmology (1996) by Dr Peter F Browne
_Assigning to the Aether fluid a velocity-dependent refractive index can ensure that a spherical light wave remains spherical for all observers.
_Motion relative to zero-point radiation cannot be measured, suggesting identification with the Aether.
_The divergent energy density U of zero-point radiation when added to self-gravitational potential energy density cU Kc2 hfb0g, where fb0g = -2pGroR2 3 yields total energy density Kroc2 , which is finite if 2pGroR2 = 3Kc2 .
_Because mfb0g= -Kmc2 , addition of mass m does not increase ro .
_The uniformly dense sphere then becomes an exact cosmological model.
_Spontaneous matter creation is possible at any world point without affecting ro .
_Duality of such a theory with de Sitter cosmology is claimed.
*3*The Contemporary Aether (1996) by Dr Harold Aspden
_Although 20th century scientific philosophy has sought to banish the aether and outlaw it from our modern civilization, that effort has failed.
_The great contributions of philosophers of earlier centuries, giving us recognition of the aether, and notably Rene Descartes, live on, notwithstanding acceptance of the four-space notions of the theory of relativity.
_The aether remains the essential fabric of space, the canvas on which Nature has painted the glorious picture of the world and the universe we see around us.
_This paper will simply point to one scientific phenomenon which reveals a direct manifestation of the aether and shows us how to tap into its power.
_This paper also provides a bibliographic listing of this author's 20th century discoveries concerning the aether, this being research which has been published in spite of the opposition by those who prefer to accept the virtual reality images which stem from Einstein's doctrines.
_The key property of the real aether is its universal rhythm, its universal time keeping, as enforced by a phase-lock between its quantum properties.
_This property is manifested by aether in rotation because the phase-lock involves one-way energy transfer from aether to matter in company with an electric charge induction by rotation, neither of which feature in Einstein's vision of properties of space.
*2*Electricity and Magnetism: A Return to Aether (2011) by Duncan W Shaw
_This paper proposes a physical model of electromagnetic fields.
_The model draws upon the works of James Clerk Maxwell.
_It is based upon the proposition that the medium of aether that Maxwell believed existed, does in fact exist.
_This paper posits that aether consists of highly elastic cells that collide with each other.
_It ties the interaction of aether cell collisions to the transmission of electricity and magnetism.
*2*The Aether and the Electric Sea (2006) by David Tombe
_The aether alone cannot explain electromagnetism.
_In order to explain electromagnetism, we need to have a sea of tiny aether vortices.
_In order to have a sea of tiny aether vortices, we need to have sources and sinks in the aether.
_These sources and sinks are what we call electric particles and it is the "Electric Sea" of electric particles that renders the aether into tiny vortices and causes the fundamental hydrodynamical aethereal forces to manifest themselves in the particular guise of electromagnetism.
_This paper aims to clarify the relationship between the aether and the electric sea.
_The solenoidal alignment of the electric sea can reverse a mutually attractive gravitational/electrostatic force into a mutually repulsive electrostatic force.
_The attractive gravitational and electrostatic forces arise primarily out of pure aether
*2*The Structure of Aether and the Mechanics of the Electromagnetic Wave Spectrum (2009) by William R Hohenberger
_A mathematical octahedral model for the tetrahedral fine structure of aether can be developed, from which the mathematical constants Phi and Planck's Length can be calculated, and then reconciled with the Seven Twist-Loop Fractal model.
*2*New Theory of Light and Aether (2011) by Udrea Sergiu
_Light as a wave needs a medium of propagation.
_The aether is the medium through which propagate light waves.
_Light shows a surprising number of properties that were difficult to explain relatively to the aether, but which must appear as naturals, a normal result of the properties of aether.
_The aether must support the phenomena related to light, particles and their interaction
*2*Discussions on the Aether (1998) by Paul A Stowe, Dan M
*2*Special Relativity: The Experiments Equally Support Various Aether Theories (1998) by S Richard Hazelett
_Apparently, the successes of Einstein' s general relativity theory have drawn attention away from his special relativity theory, which is one foundation of the general theory.
_The successes of special relativity are shown to be equally the successes of aether theory as developed by George Stokes, G F Fitzgerald, H A Lorentz, A A Michelson, Herbert Ives and Petr Beckman, together with the implications of a new experimental discovery on light aberration by Ronald Hatch.
_It is submitted that the differing physical implications of the various theories deserve to be brought to the attention of the physics profession generally.
_Even the general theory should be weighed against the modified versions of Herbert Ives, Robert Dicke and Tom Van Flandern, while reserving for Einstein the intuition that started it all.
*2*The First Priniciples of Aether (2011) by William R Hohenberger
_Various fractals are both defined and described that exist within the Aether Fractal Plenum.
_Mathematical equations are developed from those fractals that define the distribution of energy within the Aether Fractal Plenum.
_Sierpinski's Triangle and Pascal's Fractal are unified yielding additional mathematical descriptions for those fractals.
_Structures for electromagnetic waves, charged fibers, and charged particles are referenced from previous papers.
_A Periodic Table is developed for the various fractals that form within the Aether Fractal Plenum yielding methods for calculating the masses of the electron, proton and neutron, and for the values of the Fine Structure Constant and Planck's Length.
_Alternate mathematical methods are proposed for verifying the previous calculated values.
_Structures for the electron and the nucleon are proposed, and atomic structure and the structure of aether is reviewed.
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