Mathematician Claims Black Holes are the Result of Bad Math..

............... Image Credit: Max Camenzindand ....................

Mathematician Stephen J. Crothers seems to be spoiling all my astrophysics solutions! Crothers claims that the equations used to justify the existence of "black holes" are themselves either incorrect (with 3D versus 4D space inconsistencies and inapplicable radius curvatures) thus meaningless, in error and just plain 'wrong' ..


Crothers claims to have mathematically, meticulously and rigorously demonstrated that the math behind black holes has been incorrectly applied and in some cases incorrectly attributed (meaning that the wrong scientists have been given credit for particular valid or invalid mathematical contributions).

Referral: cyber-friend Michael Gmirkin (University of Oregon Graduate) - Plasma Cosmology and the Electric Universe -

Needless to say, Crothers' assertions are rubbing astronomers and astrophysicists the wrong way. However, if Crothers' assertions are accurate, then a vast portion of current astronomy may be predicated upon a patently false concept.

To briefly summarize some of Stephen J. Crothers' research regarding the history of black hole theory, you can review his papers below:


www.sjcrothers.plasmaresources.com

www.sjcrothers.plasmaresources.com/article-1-1.pdf

www.sjcrothers.plasmaresources.com/papers.html

Science solved the mystery of Levitation

Levitation has been elevated from being pure science fiction to science fact, according to a study reported today by physicists.

In earlier work a team of theoretical physicists showed that invisibility cloaks are feasible..

..now according to a parallel study, levitation has been proven possible.

A Scotland based University of St-Andrews team of physicists has created incredible levitation effects by engineering the force of nature which normally causes objects to stick together.

Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr. Thomas Philbin have worked out a way of reversing this phenomenon known as the casimir force, so that it can repel instead of attract.

Their discovery could ultimately lead to frictionless micro-machines with moving parts that levitate but they say that, in principle at least, the same effect could be used to levitate bigger objects too, even a person.

The Casimir force is a consequence of quantum mechanics, the theory that describes the baffling world of atoms and subatomic particles.

The force is due to neither electrical charge or gravity. The fluctuations in energy fields within the intervening empty space between the objects is one reason atoms stick together much like what enables a gecko to walk across a ceiling.

Because the Casimir force causes problems for nanotechnologists, who are trying to build electrical circuits and tiny mechanical devices on silicon chips, the team believes the feat could initially be used to stop tiny objects from sticking to each other.

Professor Leonhardt explained that the Casimir force is the particular cause of friction in some microelectromechanical systems and the ultimate cause of friction in the nano-world thus concluding that the micro or nano machines could run smoother and with less or no friction at all if one can manipulate that force.

Although it is now possible to levitate objects as big as humans, scientists are still a long way off from developing a precise anti-gravity technology.

Human Spaceflights - Space tourism and time travel is a reality

XCOR Aerospace began test firing a fairly new jet design concept, this Methane Rocket Engine is to overcome some of the engineering challenges. This XCOR spacecraft named Lynx is a rocket ship type plane capable of sub-orbital flight to altitudes more than 60 kilometers above the ground.

By definition this rocket engine is to lift the sub-orbital craft to a spaceflight altitude higher than 100 kilometers above sea level.

Sub-orbital tourist flights will initially focus on attaining the altitude required to qualify as 'reaching space.' The take-off flight will be a highly juiced g-force ride, either vertical or very steep and landing very much like a plane or shuttle. The spacecraft will probably shut off its engines well before reaching maximum altitude and then coasting up to its highest point. Those few minutes from where the engines shut off to the point where the atmosphere begins to slow down the downward acceleration, the passengers will experience true 'weightlessness.'

The XCOR Lynx being launched in Mojave California today; the spacecraft is expected to be scheduling regular flights by 2010.

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Astronauts test handyman robot

Photo Credit / Graphics by Tomitheos© International space station's giant new handyman robot got its first checkup this past Sunday, with astronauts and flight controllers testing its electronics, joints and brakes.
The Canadian-built robot, named Dextre, passed all but one of the tests. One of the wrist joint brakes in Dextre's left arm slipped a tiny bit more than engineers wanted, but Canada's acting space station program manager said he wasn't too concerned. The brakes help hold the arm steady.

"In the long term it's not going to affect the operation of Dextre in any significant way," Pierre Jean said.

Astronauts and flight controllers planned to test the brake a couple more times in hopes that it slips less as it gets more worn in, Jean said.

Two astronauts plan to take a spacewalk Monday night to add a tool holster and other accouterments for Dextre. When the robot is fully assembled, it will stand 12 feet and have a mass of 3,400 pounds.

Dextre — short for dexterous and pronounced like Dexter — is designed to assist spacewalking astronauts and possibly someday take over some of the tougher chores, like lugging around big replacement parts.

Two astronauts installed Dextre's two 11-foot arms during an overnight spacewalk that lasted into the wee hours of Sunday.

Dextre has seven joints per arm and can pivot at the waist. Its hands, or grippers, have built-in socket wrenches, cameras and lights. Only one arm is designed to move at a time to keep the robot stable and avoid a two-arm collision. The robot has no face or legs.

Space station astronauts will be able to control Dextre, as will flight controllers on the ground. The robot will be attached at times to the end of the space station arm. It is also able to ride by itself along the space station arm's railway.

A total of five spacewalks are planned for Endeavour's nearly two-week visit to the space station, the most ever performed during a joint shuttle-station flight.

While some of the astronauts prepared for Monday night's outing, other crew members stowed equipment that was brought to the station aboard the storage compartment segment of Japan's Kibo lab. That will pave the way for the shuttle Discovery to deliver the $1 billion lab in May.

Photography by Tomitheos

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