NON-DUALITY
II. Electromagnetism, Fields and Relativity - Bridging the Gap
The Electric Age
Faraday and Maxwell’s discovery divides Newton’s concept of particles into two separate ingredients: fields and particles. Despite this being a division, it has been called “the second great unification in physics (the first being Newton’s unification of terrestrial and celestial mechanics).”
We are just getting started. After Faraday and Maxwell’s great unification, Einstein contributes two of his own. First, that space and time are the same thing — they “fuse together in a single concept of spacetime.” Second, that “Newton’s space is the gravitational field.” As the diagram shows, our understanding of world gets simpler and simpler:
The World of Faraday and Maxwell: Particles and Fields move in space, with the passage of time.
Special Relativity Naturally arises from Maxwells Equations
+ The World of Special Relativity, there is no Absolute Space or Time, AND Matter = Energy
The Electric Age
Faraday and Maxwell’s discovery divides Newton’s concept of particles into two separate ingredients: fields and particles. Despite this being a division, it has been called “the second great unification in physics (the first being Newton’s unification of terrestrial and celestial mechanics).”
We are just getting started. After Faraday and Maxwell’s great unification, Einstein contributes two of his own. First, that space and time are the same thing — they “fuse together in a single concept of spacetime.” Second, that “Newton’s space is the gravitational field.” As the diagram shows, our understanding of world gets simpler and simpler:
The World of Faraday and Maxwell: Particles and Fields move in space, with the passage of time.
Special Relativity Naturally arises from Maxwells Equations
+ The World of Special Relativity, there is no Absolute Space or Time, AND Matter = Energy
No Longer the Physics of Common Sense (only at slow speeds) - Time slows down, space shrinks, matter is condensed energy, light travels at a constant speed.
Observer - Observations always relative to your reference frame. No two observers can agree on when events happen, when 'now' is, how fast things are moving , etc.
3 Ingredients
1. 4D - Spacetime = Space and time are not separate, but form a 4D continuum. Space and time can curve, bend, shrink and dialate. No longer a mirror to nature, more like looking in a carnival mirror in which your watch is connected and can speed up and slow down.
BUT spacetime is STILL a passive background in which all events take place.
2. Fields = Energy and Forces are now seen as fields that CONNECT all things. Forces no longer act at a distance, but through fields. Both gravity and electromagnetism have their own field.
3. Particles - Particles separated in spacetime but interact via fields.
Substance = Dynamic Spacetime
Philosophy = Vitalism - Realism, Determinism, Scientific Materialism, Reductionism - System some total of parts (linear). But now fields are an object, so the Universe of Electromagnetism is now LESS solid and determined.
Language Subject - Verb - Object
Health - Holistic Medicine, Energy Medicine
Biology - Biofield, Body Electric
Highest Expression / Mysticism = Universe made of light / Astral/ Subtle - Deity Mysticism - More Subtle. Great interlocking web of life.
Observer - Observations always relative to your reference frame. No two observers can agree on when events happen, when 'now' is, how fast things are moving , etc.
3 Ingredients
1. 4D - Spacetime = Space and time are not separate, but form a 4D continuum. Space and time can curve, bend, shrink and dialate. No longer a mirror to nature, more like looking in a carnival mirror in which your watch is connected and can speed up and slow down.
BUT spacetime is STILL a passive background in which all events take place.
2. Fields = Energy and Forces are now seen as fields that CONNECT all things. Forces no longer act at a distance, but through fields. Both gravity and electromagnetism have their own field.
3. Particles - Particles separated in spacetime but interact via fields.
Substance = Dynamic Spacetime
Philosophy = Vitalism - Realism, Determinism, Scientific Materialism, Reductionism - System some total of parts (linear). But now fields are an object, so the Universe of Electromagnetism is now LESS solid and determined.
Language Subject - Verb - Object
Health - Holistic Medicine, Energy Medicine
Biology - Biofield, Body Electric
Highest Expression / Mysticism = Universe made of light / Astral/ Subtle - Deity Mysticism - More Subtle. Great interlocking web of life.