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Theory of relativity (view source)
Revision as of 21:55, December 18, 2007
, 21:55, December 18, 2007rewrite to explain Brans Dicke, other alternatives
== Philosophical Impact of Relativity ==
== Philosophical Impact of Relativity ==
There is a correlation between enthusiasm for the theory of relativity and political views,<ref>"Mistakenly, in the minds of many, the theory of relativity became relativism."[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38081]</ref> and there is an unmistakable effort to censor or ostracize criticism of relativity.<ref>Although the [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|liberally biased Wikipedia]] contains lengthy criticisms of the subjects of many entries, and even though publications like ''The Economist'' recognize the lack of scientific satisfaction in the theory (see, e.g., "Weighing the Universe," The Economist (Jan. 25, 2007)), Wikipedia's entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Relativity Theory of Relativity] omits one word of criticism.</ref>
There is a correlation between enthusiasm for the theory of relativity and political views,<ref>"Mistakenly, in the minds of many, the theory of relativity became relativism."[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38081]</ref> and there is an unmistakable effort to censor or ostracize criticism of relativity.<ref>Although the [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|liberally biased Wikipedia]] contains lengthy criticisms of the subjects of many entries, and even though publications like ''The Economist'' recognize the lack of scientific satisfaction in the theory (see, e.g., "Weighing the Universe," The Economist (Jan. 25, 2007)), Wikipedia's entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Relativity Theory of Relativity] omits one word of criticism.</ref>
== Alternative theories ==
Physicist [[Robert Dicke]] and Carl H. Brans of Princeton University espoused an alternate theory of General Relativity, known as the Brans-Dicke theory.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943324,00.html</ref> This theory "has enjoyed a renaissance in connection with theories of higher dimensional space-time."<ref>"Initially a popular alternative to General Relativity, the Brans-Dicke theory lost favor as it became clear that omega must be very large-an artificial requirement in some views. Nevertheless, the theory has remained a paradigm for the introduction of scalar fields into gravitational theory, and as such has enjoyed a renaissance in connection with theories of higher dimensional space-time."[http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Essay_bekenstein.html]</ref>
The Kaluza–Klein theory was a model that attempted to merge theories of gravation and electromagnatism. More recently, various supergravity models and string theories have attempted to merge gravatation and other fundamental forces.
== References ==
== References ==