Light Speed

Light Speed
Andre Willers
24 Sep 2001

Synopsis :
Why is the neutrino speed so low ? Only (1+10^(-4) ) times Lightspeed .

Discussion :
1.The CERN results can be seen at the links below .

http://public.web.cern.ch/press/pressreleases/Releases2011/PR19.11E.html

“The OPERA result is based on the observation of over 15000 neutrino events measured at Gran Sasso, and appears to indicate that the neutrinos travel at a velocity 20 parts per million above the speed of light, nature’s cosmic speed limit.”

The collaboration’s result is available on the preprint serverarxiv.org: http://arxiv.org/abs/1109.4897.

2.What is lightspeed ?
In Relativity , it is the speed of propagation of the effects of an oscillating electric charge in a vacuum .

The effects are propagated in the form of oscillating electric and magnetic fields and affect only other charges . The “in vacuo” part has never been experimentally tested , because we have never found any space-time without some matter , Indeed , some theories suggest that it is not possible .
See spacetime foam .

3.What is neutrino speed ?
It is the speed of propagation of the effects of an oscillating muon-tau neutrino . Affects mass only .
Note that the oscillation is rare (ie not 50-50 like EM)

4.Hidden Assumption in Relativity :
A signal can only be transmitted in some Electro-Magnetic form .
But , it seems that it can also be transmitted in a chargeless form (the neutrino)

5.Hypothesis :
The Ratio of Neutrino Speed(n) to EM speed(c) is proportional to their frequencies of oscillations between respective forms . The Neutrino speed is higher because it's energy is lower .
See para 7 below , as to why .

The oscillations :
EM :Electric field<->Magnetic field : 1 in 1
Neutrino Tau<-> muon : 1 in 10 000 from other experiments .

That gives n/c=(1+10^(-4) ) , which is consistent with above CERN findings .
Note the upper ceiling of n= 2*c if neutrino muon-tau oscillations are 50-50 .

6.See previous discussions concerning these topics :

http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "Universum" Nov 2006
The importance of delineation .
 
http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "P vs NP" Feb 2011
A simpler , computational recipe can always be found .
 
http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "Topos 4" Sep 2007
Arith I discussed . Relevance to string theory.
 
http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "The inside of zero" Aug 2009
Arith I discussed . Relevance to string theory.

 http://andreswhy.blogspot.com "Universes" Mar 2011
An overview

7.Causation .
Does this mean major problems for causation and Relativity ?
Not at all . It just makes them a bit more complicated .
Signal speeds now allowed :
7.1 c = Old lightspeed
7.2 n = Neutrino speed ( c to 2 * c)
7.3 ent = entanglement speed (up to infinity)
This gives 2^3 = 8 possible interaction spaces . Back to Octonions (Google it)
The poor physicist must now look at 8 possible explanations for any event .
But it opens lots of exciting possibilities .
A Theory of Quantum gravity should at long last be realizable as those pesky infinities melt away using neutrino speeds .

8.Neutrino Mirrors:
A piece of fluff spun off in
http://andreswhy.blogspot.com “Dino burning Bright II” Jul 2011
but suddenly relevant .

9.Cold fusion and fusion catalysts :
These suddenly much more attractive using n .

10.I can go on and on .
All over the world lab lights are staying up late ,
but some are staying up late earlier than others .
Exciting times !
Andre
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