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Updated - June 23, 2009

What's New?
Event 5: The Physics of Earth's Tides has just been posted.  While the conceptual portion is complete, a calculations section with several drawings is still in the "works".  Check back frequently for updates.

Introduction:    The Universal Physics Journal is dedicated to the verification and improvement of Classical Physics as founded by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton.  The goal is the development of Universal Physics where man's understanding of common everyday events meets with the approval of a logical, impartial, distant, non-accelerating observer.  To view the complete mission statement, visit the Introduction page.  Begin your own investigation by selecting one of the many articles, questions or events listed below.  Or take the guided tour by clicking here. 

History:   A brief overview of the history of Classical Physics is presented on the History page with emphasis upon the absolute nature of many of the early concepts.  

Articles:  The original and complete articles published in the Universal Physics Journal contain the conceptual core of Universal Physics.  Beginning at the beginning, the concept of inertia is investigated in Article I.  Subsequent articles address rest, motion, force, acceleration, gravitation, time, space, and more.... The concept of rest-motion is presented in Article II and the Universal Law of Mutual Forces is introduced in Article III.  The acceleration/Reaction force, so common to everyday events is identified in Article IV.   Article V  questions the mutual force rule which is used to provide support for the net force theory of acceleration. Article VI addresses Albert Einstein's Principle of Equivalence that led him to propose a forceless theory for the operation of the Universe.  In Article VII, the nature of time is investigated.  Article VIII examines Galileo Galilei's and Isaac Newton's recognition of Universal Gravitation as a force.  In Article IX, Galileo Galilei's Law of Constant Acceleration is studied.  Article X  is where the Universal Physics Rules for Force & Motion are published as an enhanced version of Isaac Newton's three Laws of Motion.  In Article XI, the nature of reaction forces is investigated. 

Definitions:  Visit the Definitions page to broaden your understanding of such Universal Physics concepts as rest-motion, acceleration/Action, acceleration/Reaction, present time and gravitation.  

Events:  The Events section holds practical applications of the concepts of Universal Physics.  First in a series of three is Event 1, where balancing a broom handle leads to an understanding of the forces present when a cyclist rounds a level curve.  Event 4 is an analysis of a tornado from a Universal Physics perspective.  Event 5 is, to quote the late Paul Harvey, "The Rest of The Story" regarding The Physics of Earth's Tides" as viewed from the Universal Physics understanding of the differing characteristics of internal and external forces.

Questions:  Here is presented a collection of questions with answers written from a Universal Physics perspective. In Question 1, the link between Isaac Newton's LAW I and the net force theory of acceleration is challenged. Question 2 is a study of the forces present between impacting objects such as when your head impacts the ground after a fall. Question 3 is an in depth look at Ernst Mach's understanding regarding the forces experienced by a rotating object such as Earth. Question 4 explains the equilibrium of internal forces currently being enjoyed by the A.C.E. satellite at the Lagrange L1 point, one million miles closer to the Sun from Earth. Question 5 reveals the reality of outward-directed centrifugal (a/R) forces that are present within every component of the matter of a whirling object.  Question 5 Addendum presents additional thoughts on accelerating frames of reference.  Question 6 delves into the source of the heat energy being radiated by an automobile's brakes? Question 7 examines the reality of curved space.  In Question 8, the force-based cause of Earth's tides is examined.  In Question 9, the reasons why Aristotle's work in Physics has never really gone away are explained while "filling in the blanks".  Question 10 is an analysis of a pendulum event where physics students were expected to respond to a question with an incorrect answer.  Now that it is recognized that we live in an "inertia"-less world, Question 11 looks into the reason objects initially fall toward Earth at the same rate of acceleration.  Do Isaac Newton's laws hold true in accelerating frames of reference?  The answer in  Question 12 holds an unexpected surprise.  In Question 13 we have a good look at the bowling-ball-resting-on-a-tensioned-rubber-sheet event often cited in support of Albert Einstein's forceless version of solar system gravitation.  Question 14 addresses the confusing observations and conclusions drawn by an accelerating observer.   Question 15 examines exactly why lightening a car's flywheel improves its 1/4 mile times.  Have a question of your own?  Ask it at the bottom of the Questions page.  

Links:  On the Links page you will find every off-site link referenced on Universal Physics.

Author's Log:  New for 2004, log entries at irregular times will afford the reader some additional insight into where next the author's thoughts are focusing. 

Order Form:   Here you may purchase a copy of Universal Physics articles published from 2000-2008, correct and up-to-date. 

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The Authority Principle
    In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.

                                                                                  Galileo Galilei - 1626

The Acceptance Principle
    No concept shall attain acceptance without firm and logical support nor retain that acceptance after the loss of such support. 

The Confusion Principle
    The more complex and confusing the solution, the less likely it will face proper challenge and the more likely it will one day be proven incorrect.
                                                                                    

The Lost-Logic Principle
    Once an illogical concept is accepted within a science as true, the science itself becomes illogical.  As long as the original illogical concept is retained, it is not possible to restore logic to the science as a whole since future concepts accepted within the science must be equally illogical to remain compatible with the original.  Thus logic and  progress become forever lost to the science until such time as all illogical concepts, including the original, are correctly identified and set aside.
                                                                                         

The Common-Sense Principle
    If the repeated professions of others in support of some cause are insufficient in helping you to improve your understanding and thereby upgrade the logic that forms the basis of your common sense, then accept their professions as evidence that is insufficient to affect the advance of their cause beyond the starting-gate status of a theory.

The Homocentric Principle
    Man's effort to describe the Universe in terms agreeable with his vision of his own existence as being central to all that exists knows no bounds.
 

The False-Truth Principle
     Acceptance of  even one false concept as true, effectively blinds one's mind to recognition and acceptance of a wide range of related concepts that actually are true.
 

The Advancement Principle
     The advancement of physics always involves the destruction of the majority opinion.

                                                                                 Samuel Ting - 2003

The Six Stages Of Truth  
     Stage 1:  The truth is revealed.   
     Stage 2:  The truth is ignored.
     Stage 3:  The truth is ridiculed.
     Stage 4:  The truth is violently opposed.
     Stage 5:  The truth is tolerated while awaiting a general changing of the guard. 
     Stage 6:  The truth is accepted as logical and self-evident.
  
                                                                              Stages 3, 4, & 6,  Arthur Schopenhauer - 1850                                                      

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