Continuum Fluidics: The Newest Child of Science
Written as a sidebar in the "Physique" journal of physics by Drannon Breighl professor of Continuum Fluidics at Monroe University.
Henri Poincare once said, "Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science." In the realm of science, the accumulation of knowledge is hardly a means unto itself. Science is most accurately incarnated by the birth of a better understanding of the world around us and how we relate to it. This is one of the reasons that quantum theory is appealing to so many scientists, despite its exhausting acrobatics-of-the-mind. What more pure practice of science is there than to study the very essence of our universe? Unfortunately, this is also the field of science that has the most insipid revelations. There are precious few quantum theories that can be used to change the life of the layman. There are so many discoveries that remain within the bosom of our discipline because they are simply not practical in nature. One exciting revelation that brings new life to the study of our universe is the discovery of its truly fluid nature. This revelation has injected new life into the study of faster than light travel, in particular.
Even into the early 19th century, it was a widely held belief that (in a similar way as sound) all forms of energy traveled through a medium. It was believed that the universe was filled with a material that resonated with these forces and energies, and it was called The Luminiferous Ether by such men as Cauchy. This idea was countered in the 1880s by Michelson when he determined with Morley that no movement through this ether could be measured. Since then, the idea that there is a single material that pervades the universe has been thrown out as scientific heresy. However, Continuum Fluidics is the realization that this "ether" has been under our noses for quite some time. We usually call it the Space-Time Continuum. Until now, science has not primarily studied the continuum as a material in which we live, but as an energy that surrounds us, or as a sea of strings which are the building blocks of matter. With the advent of Continuum Fluidics, scientist such as Neil Emmerson, have made bold and profound leaps against the barrier of light-speed. What wonders await us as we reach out into the depths of space? What other new and glorious discoveries are there that will revolutionize science as we know it? Let us forge ahead into what was long ago called "The Last Frontier."
(This essay is for the purpose of my novel-in-progress which is copyrighted and will be protected as such. This essay is in no way to be construed as expert oppinion. The listed author and publication are ficticious, and though the ideas are based in fact, they are the musings of an ameteur.)
Copyright 2005, Matthew Hurley, all rights reserved.
Henri Poincare once said, "Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science." In the realm of science, the accumulation of knowledge is hardly a means unto itself. Science is most accurately incarnated by the birth of a better understanding of the world around us and how we relate to it. This is one of the reasons that quantum theory is appealing to so many scientists, despite its exhausting acrobatics-of-the-mind. What more pure practice of science is there than to study the very essence of our universe? Unfortunately, this is also the field of science that has the most insipid revelations. There are precious few quantum theories that can be used to change the life of the layman. There are so many discoveries that remain within the bosom of our discipline because they are simply not practical in nature. One exciting revelation that brings new life to the study of our universe is the discovery of its truly fluid nature. This revelation has injected new life into the study of faster than light travel, in particular.
Even into the early 19th century, it was a widely held belief that (in a similar way as sound) all forms of energy traveled through a medium. It was believed that the universe was filled with a material that resonated with these forces and energies, and it was called The Luminiferous Ether by such men as Cauchy. This idea was countered in the 1880s by Michelson when he determined with Morley that no movement through this ether could be measured. Since then, the idea that there is a single material that pervades the universe has been thrown out as scientific heresy. However, Continuum Fluidics is the realization that this "ether" has been under our noses for quite some time. We usually call it the Space-Time Continuum. Until now, science has not primarily studied the continuum as a material in which we live, but as an energy that surrounds us, or as a sea of strings which are the building blocks of matter. With the advent of Continuum Fluidics, scientist such as Neil Emmerson, have made bold and profound leaps against the barrier of light-speed. What wonders await us as we reach out into the depths of space? What other new and glorious discoveries are there that will revolutionize science as we know it? Let us forge ahead into what was long ago called "The Last Frontier."
(This essay is for the purpose of my novel-in-progress which is copyrighted and will be protected as such. This essay is in no way to be construed as expert oppinion. The listed author and publication are ficticious, and though the ideas are based in fact, they are the musings of an ameteur.)
Copyright 2005, Matthew Hurley, all rights reserved.
posted by Matt at 12:01
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