1. REASON FOR PUBLISHING THIS ESSAY
In our "little book" entitled "A.
Einstein's Errors – A Brief Summary," we stated that this physicist's
error was confusing the use of the verb "SEE" with the verb
"BE" in the thought experiments he proposed to justify his theory.
It is possible that the validity of our statement,
perhaps somewhat gratuitous, was doubted. In an attempt to be somewhat
pedagogical on this subject and to convince our readers of this assertion, this
is the reason why we present this essay.
2.- THE PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY
In A. Einstein's book entitled "On the Theory of
Special and General Relativity," on page 18 (Ediciones Altaya S.A.), he
cites the following as the Principle of Relativity:
"If (k´) is a coordinate system that moves uniformly
and without rotation with respect to (K), then natural phenomena occur with
respect to (K´) according to the same general laws as with respect to
(K)."
To be consistent in our study, this is the principle we
will use as a guideline for our critique.
3.- OBSERVER POSITIONING IN THE THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS
PRESENTED BY A. EINSTEIN
Thought experiments should allow us, as observers, to
deduce the validity of the result to be obtained. If not, what would be the
purpose of the thought experiment?
Following this criterion, in the drawings with which we
intend to capture A. Einstein's thought experiments, we will position ourselves
as the observer, with this figure appearing in the corresponding drawing.
Through the following drawings, we will see that:
IF A. EINSTEIN DOESN'T SAY THAT THEY LOOK DIFFERENT, AND
SAYS THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT, IT CONTRADICTS THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY,
WHICH REQUIRES THEY BE EQUAL.
Below, we reproduce the thought experiments mentioned in
the aforementioned book by A. Einstein in which the observer shown in the
drawing (Fixed Reference System (K)) is ourselves.
1.-
REFLECTION OF A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE MIRROR OF A MOBILE CAR
Time LOOKS different
2.- DISTANCE MEASURING BAR
The length LOOKS different
3.- THE RELATIVITY OF SIMULTANEITY
We, as observers, SEE that the flashes of the two rays do
not reach the person riding in the carriage simultaneously. But they are simultaneous for us.
4.-
TRANSFORMING THE VISION OF THE EXTENSION OF AN EVENT
We must note that in this case, it is the observer who
moves (SRM), while the event occurred in a fixed location. Furthermore, we see
the extent of the event transformed, not because the translational motion or
velocity (v) has transformed it, but because the field of view has been
deformed due to distance.
4.- OUR DISTINCTION IN THE USE OF THE VERBS
"SEE" AND "BE"
If, as we indicated in the previous section, we are the
ones who stand at the observation point (SRF) in the drawings, to be consistent
with the Principle of Relativity, we must say that we SEE phenomena
differently, but that they ARE NOT different. This is the error Einstein makes,
contradicting himself, going so far as to state in his book that we take the
following as a reference:
"The time required for a process relative to the
wagon cannot be equated with the duration of the same process judged from the
reference body of the embankment."
If we accept this contradiction imposed by Einstein as
correct, we must ironically say that the "miracle of transmutation"
occurs.
In our essay on the Lorentz Transformation Formulas,
Einstein's error in accepting the verb "TO BE" as valid instead of
the verb "TO SEE" is most clearly evident. In our study, we
demonstrate that it is: "The transformation of the vision of the extension
of an event." These formulas measure the extension of an event not because
it has been transformed due to movement, but because the field of vision has
been modified due to distance.
5.- GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY. THE SAME ERROR AS IN
THE SPECIAL THEORY.
In the so-called general theory of relativity, we can
highlight the same confusion between the application of the verbs
"SEE" and "BE."
Recall that to demonstrate the validity of this theory,
Einstein used the thought experiment of the elevator. We will draw this thought
experiment, posing as observers. We will be the Fixed Reference System (FRS).
Reasoning in the same way we did previously when
considering the theory of special relativity, we say the following:
We translate SEEING as noticing the "trick" of
the rope pulling the elevator at an accelerated speed (∆v).
The IS NOT refers to the elevator pulling the traveler's
body and IS NOT a gravitational field that produces compression on their feet.
As the reader can see, this is another way of arguing the invalidity of the aforementioned thought experiment, in addition to what we explained in our aforementioned "booklet."
