Hello Hoang cao

how are you?

Thank you for your kind comment. I will see if you have an essay!

Good luck

Vladimir

Dear Vladimir,

Many thanks for an extremely interesting essay! Humor and deep fantasy is very necessary to address the issues the future of Umanity. I hope that physics and poetry together solve the major problems of our time, created by the people themselves.

I wish you good luck!

All the Best,

Vladimir

    I really enjoyed this essay because it was quite imaginative and entertaining. On the c-constant, I would have to say that it is an Energy Constant but not a light-speed constant. The Aether exists as the work of Maxwell (if not Lorentz and Faraday) is based upon it. The equations using the Parameters of Space have a deep connection to the Aether for which those parameters define. Einstein's work wasn't without flaw. He never mathematically finished the equation of Special Relativity and his Theory of General Relativity was incorrect. He had half the equation of General Relativity correct (his initially derived equation), but the Riemann Geometry was wrong. I have found that gravitation is due to dipolar, rotational kinetic-energy. I discovered that when I figured out what the 8PI in Einstein's Field Equation represented. I linked the right-hand side of Einstein's Field Equation with Ampère's Force Law. I believe that this integration of Gravity and an Electromagnetic Force Law is the Unified Field Equation. You can read my essay "How Should Himanity Steer the Future? by Stephen Tuck" for more information.

    Dear Vladmir

    A truely intresting essay and fun to read.I have a question though. Given a chance to enter heaven wouldn't one aim his thought provoking and foundational question on life the universe and everything seen and unseen at THE CREATOR Himself?!

      Vladimir,

      Great to see you back, and you certainly still know how to make an essay stand out. After reading a few essays brevity is also now becoming a pluspoint!

      You subtly make a good number of good points without labouring anything. I think the most important may be reminding all that the; "observer has a limitless capacity for stupidity".

      That alone is worth a bunch of credits as it's just as true now as when he said it! I'm losing a little conviction that it will ever change.

      I'll value your comments on mine as I hope it's seminal this year. Few people seem to know Bob and Alice that well so I hope it'll show them in a good light through their work.

      Very best wishes.

      Peter

        Thank you Peter - another explanation for the mistakes humans make is that the problem is intractable, yet they are doing their best. Seen from another point of view or in hindsight it may appear as an act of almost deliberate foolishness. The human factor in steering the future has been more optimistically reviewed in Sabine's essay. I will read yours - and yes I have heard of Bob and Alice the star-crossed lovers that are forever entangled but can never meet!

        Best,

        Vladimir

        Thank you Stuart

        I have been brought up a Christian and still and consider myself one. I recognise the power for good (or sometimes the not so good) of organised religions. I have faith in faith. Yet from a purely logical point of view, without a blind faith I cannot believe in the literal reality of a Creator and heaven or hell - these are all in the here and now. I hate the words atheist or agnostic, because they classify in a too-clear-cut way, but I guess I have become one of those. Yet I know the importance of prayer and of hope. Its human contrariness, but that's my situation.

        With best wishes,

        Vladimir

        Thank you Stephen - I have been occupied elsewhere and will read your essay. I think you will find we have a lot in common - electromagnetic spinning dipoles being the basis of my Beautiful Universe theory including gravity and relativity - easily accessed by Google search.

        Good luck

        Vladimir

        Thank you Vladimir - I have read your essay too and commented there.

        Vladimir

        Vladimir,

        Ah, if only Einstein had been the first president of Israel! I have had a long standing interest in a group of Jewish thinkers including him,Judah Magnes and Hannah Arendt who wanted a Jewish homeland but also a bi-national state to be shared between both Jews and Arabs.

        On the other issue Einstein was most worried about- nuclear war- don't you think he would be pleased with how things have turned out so far? There is very little risk for the foreseeable future of a global nuclear war.No world war has been fought since and none appears on the horizon as far out as the middle of the century.

        Best of luck,

        Rick Searle

        ... But then there would two extra imaginary numbers, because complex numbers can't be expressed as dots. :-)

        Vladimiri, I wasn't disappointed with your entertaining essay and always beautiful illustrations. I'll have more to say. Thanks for sparking the dialogue in my forum with things that need to be said in as an objective way as we can.

        All best,

        Tom

        Dear Rick

        Yes Einstein was a brave and independent thinker and spoke his mind frankly in quotable quotes. He was too gentle a soul to have been able to rein in the aggressive elements in the Zionist movement like Begin, responsible for the massacres and bombings that colored the conflict in the 1940's and stamped Israel's actions ever since.

        I wish I could share your optimism about nuclear war - so many of those bombs have been made, and the situation (in N and S Korea for example) can degenerate quickly, but yes I do agree with you that the Cold War passed without a nuclear incident, and that is to be thankful for.

        Best of luck to us !!

        Vladimir

        Vladimir,

        It's hard to keep track of comments, and I will put this after my own essay as well as you have done.You're probably right that Einstein would not have been able to reign in aggressive Zionists, but sadly, we were not able to find out.

        I also agree that there continues to be a risk of nuclear conflict, but however deadly such conflict might be they do not, as the MAD of the Cold War did, threaten us with the extinction of all life on earth. Our biggest task is to make sure this risk does not reappear sometime this century- given events like that going on in Ukraine right now- the prospects do not look particularly good.

        All the best,

        Rick

          Hi Vladimir,

          I'm glad I read your essay. I thought it might be a bit corny from the title but the story, dialogue and illustrations are fresh and original. It makes a light hearted way of talking about really serious problems. Nuclear war is something I haven't talked about in my essay but you show with the figures and examples of unrest that it is a vast and serious threat. I think unfortunately as long as there are nation states and nationalism there will be the desire to have those weapons as a deterrent to hostility.

          New Zealand is one of the few developed countries not to have nuclear power. Relying on hydro, geothermal and wind energy. It is also a highly geologically unstable country. As the earthquakes in Christchurch have shown earthquakes do not only happen in areas of known activity. Very good reasons not to go nuclear as I see it but nonetheless the idea touted with no mention of unstable geology and possible consequences. Madness? Nuclear energy prospects in New Zealand.

          Nice call to action at the end, basically be nice to each other, stop fighting and take care of the world. Yes lets. Good luck, Georgina Parry

            Vladimir,

            Leaving politics aside, your essay was up to your usual high standard of mixing entertainment with wisdom.

            Einstein's legacy has been so mythologized that it's nearly impossible to separate the man from the myth. Where his spiritual values are concerned, though, I think one need reach back -- to Baruch Spinoza. Spinoza was excommunicated from the Dutch Jewish community for denying Jewish particularism in favor of the universal liberal ideal. Neither Spinoza nor Einstein, however, were in favor of putting ideals before people, whether they happen to be Jews or anyone else.

            Best,

            Tom

            Rick,

            Einstein was actually invited to become a President of Israel but he declined. Although he supported some aspects of the Zionist movement, part of his reasoning may be reflected in this Open Letter that he signed with other Jews opposing a visit to the US by Menahim, Begin. In the letter they expressed shock at the Deir Yassin massacre of Palestinian Arabs perpetuated by a founding Zionist figure. Begin went on to become a Prime Minister of Israel.

            Yes atomic war is unthinkable, but whereas MAD controlled equally armed blocks in the Cold War, Israel now has hundreds of atomic weapons but for better or worse none of its political opponents have any. I wonder how this will play out in the coming years and decades, and hope a just peace will be achieved long before.

            Vladimir

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            Dear Tom

            "Leaving politics aside..."

            Gladly, as I value the good communication I have had with you over the years here on fqxi, but I see we both got overly worked up when discussing certain issues.

            Yes regrettably Einstein has become a mythical larger-than-life figure and I am afraid I used this idealised persona to express some of my views about the future. The essay's anonymous co-author is a real admirer of Einstein as a social visionary and is knowledgeable about Einstein's friendship with Paul Robson and his support for what was to become the Civil Rights movement in the US.

            I said 'regrettably' because I now think Einstein as a physicist has made some choices in his theories that 'worked' brilliantly in their own framework, but have lead physics to a real dead-end.

            I have heard much about Spinoza and once tried to read some of his writings, but the text was very difficult. The trouble with belonging to any closed community, political party, state , and especially to a successful religion is that it has built-in often invisible walls that exclude those outside its beliefs or social networks. It is a real dilemma for mankind because human beings need to get organised, yet have to stay open to other people's legitimate reality and needs. How to do that in a way a Spinoza or Einstein would approve of is the question!

            Perhaps the Internet is now allowing individuals to get organized globaly yet stay connected in small local sub-groups... but will the 1% allow this to continue?

            Best wishes,

            Vladimir

              "I said 'regrettably' because I now think Einstein as a physicist has made some choices in his theories that 'worked' brilliantly in their own framework, but have lead physics to a real dead-end."

              Heck, Vladimir, even Einstein knew that. General relativity works only up to diffeomorphism; Einstein did not intend it to be a complete theory of gravity.

              " ... human beings need to get organised, yet have to stay open to other people's legitimate reality and needs. How to do that in a way a Spinoza or Einstein would approve of is the question!"

              And Spinoza's answer is: liberal secularism. Same as Einstein's.

              "Perhaps the Internet is now allowing individuals to get organized globaly yet stay connected in small local sub-groups... but will the 1% allow this to continue?"

              They won't be able to stop it.

              Best,

              Tom

              Vladimir,

              I enjoyed your very entertaining entry. I don' supposed either mentioned if our present population explosion was by design, or if we should limit procreation? Should we leave it to those upstairs or take some hard choices ourselves? And if it's our choice, which ones?

              It seems unless we find a major step forward in understanding of the planet and the way the universe works we may need to take on the mantle. Did you get any vibes in that regard? We really seem no further ahead theoretically than when Einstein was last down here.

              Also, had he worked out exactly where it was he went wrong? His disciples don't seem interested in continuing his search so reality seems to remain suspended. Just a hint would be helpful.

              Judy

                Thanks Georgina - I wrote a lengthy responmse yesterday but the goblins ate it up! Nuclear war aside, I said that while nuclear energy seems economically the only way to go these days, it is foolhardy because it is such a dangerous technology. Japan has one of the world's best trained and educated work-force with a great work-ethic, yet at Fukushima chaos reigned and they had to use fire hoses to cool the reactor. Howbeit if a future accident befalls a reactor with a worse trained, or an irresponsible technical staff?

                Do you live in NZ? Before yesterday we woke up to a No. 4 trembler but nothing serious happened. A major earthquake under or near Tokyo is feared however one of these days. Oh and the father of nuclear physics is the great New Zealander Rutherford the discoverer of the nucleus!

                Best

                Vladimir