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There are wrong physical assumption in EPR paradox and Standard Model. In general, the number of wrong physical assumptions is very large. Where experimentation cannot be done, in most cases Theoretical Physics fails in explaining any phenomena. Physics appear to be driven not by the power of human mind but instead by experiments and the unexpected; physicists believe that it is not possible to do physics without experiments. It is a strong indication that Theoretical Physics is dead, or at least not effective.

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Born 1964, I am an independent researcher, living in Moldova; I studied nuclear physics in Kiev State University (1985 - 1990).

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To Constantin

I welcome your work, which is based on the natural logic. Unfortunately, many of high-educated people ignored it as ,,something ugly and trivial,, for the ,,leading Science,,. They build huge artificial equations, the colliders, super-colliders, declaring that they going to open a ,,God Secrets,, in this way - without of elementary thought! It is their business, of course! The trouble is, those people has resolutely occupied a whole field, declaring herself ,,finite court,, by closing others mouths. The FOXi initiative seems as some window that maybe help of physics to return into natural way.

George K.

    Constantin,

    Very excellent assay!

    I agree with you in that there is a serious crisis in mainstream physics and that the community has essentially become ineffective. I like your point regarding the standard model whereby it is continually adjusted to fit unexpected experimental data (I prefer using the word 'fudged'). Physicists these days are pure mathematicians who have not brought us any closer to understanding the underlying structure of reality or building an actual working physical model of reality.

    QM and relativity have become a religion where institutions are dearly protected and outsiders are treated as heretics. I also strongly agree that the peer-review process kills "original, unique thinkers and produces instead only standard scientists" (perhaps the 'buddy-review' process would be a more appropriate term). I like the way you refer to the mainstream physicists as being the crackpots. But let's face it, it's the only way to get tenure, and it does create a lot of employment. An institute with a mission of attracting free, unique thinkers is the only way we would ever be able to develop a successful TOE. Thanks to the internet, organizations like FQXi.com, worldsci.org and viXra.org can give dissidents (and heretics) a place to speak up. But the question is, is anyone listening?

    Maybe the subject for the next FQXi essay competition could be "How do you build a culture (or institute) that attracts free unique thinkers that are encouraged to question current dogma?" The first answer that comes to my mind is, get rid of the buddy-review process. It's a great process for doing medical research, but not theoretical physics!

    By the way, at first glance, your Vacuum Holes theory appears to be very similar to foamy ether theory. I look forward to reading it in more detail.

    I give you ten out of ten!

    Cheers,

    Peter

      Dear Constantin,

      Having the same first name makes our very similar views on modern physics even more a pleasant and uncanny coincidence! Please read my essay, "The Metaphysics of Physics", for a direct confirmation of this empirical fact!

      As intellectual allies we support our views better. Don't you think?

      Best wishes,

      Constantinos

      Dear George,

      Thank you very much for your comment. In my view, the dictatorship of Mainstream Theory slows progress down.

      Sincerely,

      Constantin Leshan

      Dear Peter,

      Thanks for your interest. Unfortunately, I work full time at a job that does not allow much time to participate in these discussions. Also, I know that I'll never obtain any prize because I'm an dissident.

      You write 'I like the way you refer to the mainstream physicists as being the crackpots'.

      I do not intend to hurt anybody. The word 'crackpots' appeared just because I used the citation from the Pigliucci's paper 'For every Galileo who eventually succeeded there were thousands of crackpots who did not'. Then I simply reasoned that these 'thousands of crackpots' today works as professional scientists. Perhaps I could use only the words "thousands of ***'. Also, note that my native language is not English.

      Sincerely,

      Constantin Leshan

      Dear Constantinos,

      Thank you for support. I read your essay. I agree with you that 'Models have lead physicists to create a 'house of horrors' more phantasmagorical than any Metaphysics in the past'.

      Since a large number of physical theories are partially or completely wrong, it is a proof that theoretical physics is dead. Perhaps it is caused by backward evolution of human race. However, such pessimists never win prizes; people (and physicists too) want to be praised.

      Sincerely,

      Constantin

      4 days later

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      Dear Mr. Leshan

      I enjoyed reading your essay. I presented similar ideas about amateur science. You mentioned confinement of quarks and this is really the weakest point of quark theory. I suggest that You write another article on this topic and that you give more examples and more numbers. I have also one guessing theory, which denies quarks. In this article and in present essay I also claim that my theory and Higgs boson are in contradiction. You claim that Higgs boson is a mathematical trick only. I hope that you are true, but I please for more detailed explanation. An electron in superconductor also change its mass. Is this a similar phenomenon, or not?

      I think that in the second above link I have a similar example for nonexistence of quarks, because mass of the muon is very similar to the masses of the pions. It is closer than masses of kaons to the pions, or closer than masses of the electron and muon. This is especially visible in logarithmic scale. I think that their masses are similar, because their building principle is similar.

      But some deeper flaws in quarks thery I did not find. Do you find any new flaws in it?

      I similarly claim that black holes are the essence of matter and they are one type of particles. Another type of particles is dark matter. Both of them are not explained with Higgs boson, but they should be.

      You gave an example with EPR experiment in expanded universe. This is a good experiment, because it include quantum mechanics and general relativity. But I do not understand your conclusions. Uncertainty principle in curved space-time is different. Why do you claim that photons cease to be entangled? I do not see reason for this. Should I read your reference [7]?

      Best Regards,

      Janko Kokosar

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        I forget to add, why the "confinement of quarks" is the weakest point in this theory: Quantum mechanics claims whether somethjng cannot be measured, it cannot exist. Admittedly, free quarks exist at high energies, but no-one measured at such high energies.

        Dear Janko Kokosar,

        Thank you for your comments. I agree to write another article on this topic with more examples and more numbers. However, I don't know where I can publish such paper. Perhaps, the best solution is to write two separate papers about theoretical physics and errors in quark model.

        About my claim that Higgs boson is a mathematical trick only: in fact, the Higgs is not able to explain how mass, inertia and gravitation appears physically. 'As the massless particles move through this condensate of the Higgs field, they experience a drag that manifests itself as a mass'. This statement does not explain how mass, inertia and gravitation appears physically, therefore it is a mathematical trick only.

        Davison E. Soper and Altarelli also found flaws in SM and Higgs theory: 'If the energy cutoff scale is very large, then it is difficult to understand why the Higgs boson mass not also very large; Also, there is solid astronomical evidence for dark matter particles that are not present in the Standard Model; the forward-backward asymmetry in pp - tt and the proton charge radius as measured from the energy levels of muonic hydrogen do not seem to fit well with Standard Model expectations'.

        You write 'But some deeper flaws in quarks theory I did not find. Do you find any new flaws in it?' Yes, there are a lot of flaws in quark model, for example quarks violate the charge conservation laws. However, it is not reasonable to publish these ideas here, because it is a web page for discussions only. I prefer to publish my ideas in the journal' paper rather than in a discussion webpage.

        In my view, the presence of massive leptons is really the weakest point of quark theory. Imagine that only a part of atoms have the internal structure whereas other atoms are indivisible and elementary. Another example, imagine that some chemical elements are made of atoms whereas other chemical elements do not have the internal structure. You agree that it is a fantasy only. In the same way, since a part of massive particles (hadrons) have the internal structure, and the rest of massive particles (leptons) have no internal structure, consequently it is a fantasy only; it is a proof that all quark model is wrong.

        Since quark model is wrong, consequently Quantum Chromodinamics also is wrong because they are based on similar statements. In general, the failure of quark model could trigger the rapid collapse of most theories in particle Physics.

        You write 'Why do you claim that photons cease to be entangled?'

        Earth-bound laboratories work with ordinary photons only. However, if the distance between photons becomes 1 Mpc, they will have the "recession velocity" which is faster than light. Do you think nature allows experimentation with superluminal objects? I think no; it is forbidden by relativity. For this reason, the EPR experiment with superluminal photons is not possible. Since we cannot interact with superluminal galaxies, consequently all the interactions with superluminal photons also are forbidden, including quantum correlations. It means that such distant (1 Mpc) photons cease to be entangled and quantum correlations disappear.

        Sincerely,

        Constantin

        Dear Constantin

        I like your essay. I suppose that some physics theories are mathematical fiction tools for explaining of reality. The problem is the absence of real substantial models of particles, processes and interactions. In the Theory of Infinite Hierarchical Nesting of Matter there were built some substantial models. For example in ยง12 of the book: The physical theories and infinite nesting of matter. Perm: S.G. Fedosin, 2009-2012, 858 p. ISBN 978-5-9901951-1-0, there is the model of quark quasiparticles. In Standard Model are about 20 of unexplained parameters in order to fits the facts that is too much for any physical theory. The problem with the hole gravitation theory is that we can not imagine the evolution of holes - why they appear with their properties? What do you think about strong gravitation ? This force is universal for hadrons and leptons and may be the base of strong interaction. And the substance of all particle is the same but in different states, as we see for the substance of planets and stars. You deny the black holes and in the article Covariant theory of gravitation there is some other arguments against black holes. I think it is very hard to create a Theoretical School based on Hole Research Technology for searching and teaching the talented people. But it may be at the same time the very fruitful enterprise in science.

        Sergey Fedosin

          Dear Sergey G Fedosin,

          Thank you for your comment. You write 'The problem with the hole gravitation theory is that we can not imagine the evolution of holes - why they appear with their properties?' If the Universe is finite in volume then the holes appear in a natural way. The Universe is all that exists - all matter and energy. Hence, outside of the Universe is nothing, it is just a hole in space-time which is responsible for mass and gravitation in Hole Gravitation theory. All properties of vacuum holes are derived from this "nothing", located outside of the Universe. According to the theory, virtual holes in space-time must exist in every point of space.

          You write 'I think it is very hard to create a Theoretical School based on Hole Research Technology for searching and teaching the talented people'. It is very hard mainly because I do not have funds for such project. In fact, the modern university works like an automated factory that produces identical scientists using the 'conveyer belt' technology. I would like to change completely the university teaching - no 'conveyer belt' technology. Such original school will improve the unique abilities of every student. I hope that such unique thinkers will be the best theoreticians.

          Sincerely,

          Constantin

          7 days later

          Dear Hai. Caohoang,

          Thank you for comments. Unfortunately, I'm not a supporter of the Higgs mechanism; In my view, Higgs boson doesn't exist, it is a mathematical trick only that is not able to explain the mass and inertia.

          You wrote: "You are should be boldly to give a definition of weight that you think is right for us to enjoy, or oppose my opinion". My definition of mass and inertia is described here:

          http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/acta/vol41/abs/v41p2335.htm

          Sincerely,

          Constantin

          Constantin

          Great work from a nuclear physicist, but I can't agree 99% is wrong. I maintain Einstein was correct in estimating that we didn't know 1,000th of 1% of what nature HAS revealed (and of course none of what it has not), but I think we may now be close to that.

          I also have to ask how we can have theory without observation to axiomise from and test logical consistency with? I suggest we must observe, which means experiment and explore, but it is the current 'interpretations' that are horribly wrong, due, as you say, to wrong assumptions.

          I did actually co-write a paper on suppression, published in the Skeptical Intelligencer journal; http://independent.academia.edu/JacksonPeter/Papers/1920871/SUBJUGATION_OF_SCEPTICISM_IN_SCIENCE

          Well done for the essay. but I fear that to overcome the problem we have to prove the established assumptions wrong. So I turned to that in my essay. I identify and falsify 8 specific prime assumptions, and show how all theoretical anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies can be made to vanish with a logical re-interpretation. I hope you'll read my essay and help at least to get it before the gatekeepers if you see fit.

          Very well done, and hope to see your 'star' rising.

          Peter

            Dear Peter,

            Thank you for information, I'll site your paper in my next paper about dictatorship in science. I agree with you about 'How can science progress if the mainstream cannot think outside its own box?'

            You write 'I can't agree 99% is wrong'. In fact, all 100% of gravity theories are wrong at least partially, including Newton's and Einstein's theories. For example, Newton's theory is not able to explain the cause of gravitation and phenomena at high velocities/strong gravitation, and GR is not able to explain inertia. From this point of view, all 100% of gravity theories are partially wrong and incomplete. Even the EPR paradox have flaws, in spite of the fact that it is one of the most discussed fundamental problems in physics.

            You ask 'how we can have theory without observation to axiomise from and test logical consistency with?' Einstein has created a great theory using pure theoretical methods only. It is an example that the human mind can create great theories using pure theoretical methods only, without experiments. I am sure that all laws of nature are logically bound. In this context, to discover new laws of nature we need good theoreticians rather than new particle colliders. We know enough experimental information about nature - the properties of particles, fundamental interactions and Universe; using this information, a good theorist could derive most laws of nature. For this reason, we must invest money in intelligence rather than in experiments. It is more profitable to invest money in a good theoretical school, able to educate good theoreticians than in senseless experiments. Since all modern physics is an Experimental Science, I fear that it indicates the general decline of intelligence of human race and backward evolution. The physics must be a Theoretical Science. The remedy I offer is to control the evolution of human race and improve the university teaching. Also, the dictatorship of mainstream theory must be canceled.

            You wrote: 'I fear that to overcome the problem we have to prove the established assumptions wrong'.

            To prove the established assumptions wrong, we must publish the convincing arguments in mainstream journals like Physical Review letters or Nature, but not in the Skeptical Intelligencer journal. However, I'm sure that all criticism will be rejected because scientists care about their positions and reputations. The main cause is that mainstream scientists control all funds and money in Science; Since mainstreams control billions of dollars, I fear that they will continue to search for Higgs boson even the next 100 years. In fact, we must destroy first the community that support these false theories.

            For the present particle theorist to be successful it is not sufficient to propose an interesting idea via written publication and oral presentation, but he also should try to build a community around this false idea. The best protection of a false theoretical proposal against profound criticism and thus securing its longtime survival is to be able to create a community around it. If such a situation can be maintained over a sufficiently long time it develops a life of its own because no member of the community wants to find himself in a situation where he has spend the most productive years on a failed project.

            Sincerely,

            Constantin

            6 days later

            After studying about 250 essays in this contest, I realize now, how can I assess the level of each submitted work. Accordingly, I rated some essays, including yours.

            Cood luck.

            Sergey Fedosin

            If you do not understand why your rating dropped down. As I found ratings in the contest are calculated in the next way. Suppose your rating is [math]R_1 [/math] and [math]N_1 [/math] was the quantity of people which gave you ratings. Then you have [math]S_1=R_1 N_1 [/math] of points. After it anyone give you [math]dS [/math] of points so you have [math]S_2=S_1+ dS [/math] of points and [math]N_2=N_1+1 [/math] is the common quantity of the people which gave you ratings. At the same time you will have [math]S_2=R_2 N_2 [/math] of points. From here, if you want to be R2 > R1 there must be: [math]S_2/ N_2>S_1/ N_1 [/math] or [math] (S_1+ dS) / (N_1+1) >S_1/ N_1 [/math] or [math] dS >S_1/ N_1 =R_1[/math] In other words if you want to increase rating of anyone you must give him more points [math]dS [/math] then the participant`s rating [math]R_1 [/math] was at the moment you rated him. From here it is seen that in the contest are special rules for ratings. And from here there are misunderstanding of some participants what is happened with their ratings. Moreover since community ratings are hided some participants do not sure how increase ratings of others and gives them maximum 10 points. But in the case the scale from 1 to 10 of points do not work, and some essays are overestimated and some essays are drop down. In my opinion it is a bad problem with this Contest rating process. I hope the FQXI community will change the rating process.

            Sergey Fedosin

              Dear Constantin,

              Nice paper. A few thoughts:

              1. The argument involving the cosmological horizon as a limitation on entanglement (pages 3-4) is interesting, and something I had not thought of before. Thanks for pointing this out.

              2. I agree that the SM is wrong, if only because it's based on a flat static Minkowski space background, which we know is not physically realistic.

              3. I'm not an expert on the quark model, so I appreciate the discussion here.

              4. I'm skeptical of QFT in general, so exchange of virtual particles fall under this.

              5. I agree that black holes are not geometric singularities. Then again, I don't think the manifold structure survives to arbitrarily small scales.

              6. On relativity, I agree with its basic principles, but I think something simpler than a manifold is involved at small scales. I prefer causal structures as a building block.

              7. Some of the LHC people talked about wormholes to try to get funding, but I don't think anyone takes them very seriously.

              8. Regarding scientific dictatorship, my hope is that over the next few generations independent exchange of information via free, open online archives for new papers will completely replace the dominance of the traditional journals. Funding will always be a problem, but hopefully information can at least be exchanged.

              I enjoyed your essay. Take care,

              Ben Dribus

                Dear Mr. Leshan

                I will comment Your essay can in eight main points:

                1. Your sociological analysis of development of quarks theory and other physics.

                2. Arguments against quarks.

                3. Argument against Higgs boson.

                4. EPR paradox in cosmological expansion.

                5. Only point particles are elementary.

                6. Virtual gravitons do not exist.

                7. Mass of black hole is lower than mass of starting star.

                8. Your Hole theory of gravitation.

                Answers to points:

                1. As I read this, it is fascinating. So, please write more.

                2. It seems to me like science fiction, because a lot of tests of quarks were made, not only scattering of electrons and neutrinos on nucleons. But, if you are correct, my formulae for hadrons are correct.

                3. I need to learn more about Higgs mechanism. I please for more arguments. If you are right, my formula for electron is correct and my theories of quantum gravity and uncertainty principle are correct. They are very simple.

                4. I suspect that you are wrong, but idea is good and need to be corrected. My suspicion is based because you here do not use any speed c of ~>c for communication. This is one thought experiment in semi-quantum gravity and maybe one corrected version will be so successful as Hawking's black hole. I have also one such thought experiment with rocket on photons propulsion.

                5. I think that hadrons are composed particles. But, it is a wide possibility, what is composed particles. For instance in my theory hadrons are built up from pions on some still unknown way.

                6. I agree with you.

                7. My theory is, that interior of black hole does not exist. So this partially eliminates this problem.

                8. I am not sure if you are correct. I need to read more about this.

                It is a problem because I do not have enough time to precisely judge essays. (The problem is also because some judge without messages and arguments.) But, if only one of points above is correct, you deserve 10 points. I hope that this will give you less than 35. order to placing in continuation.

                Best regards, Janko Kokosar