Ⅴ Description from the Special Theory of Relativity

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■That we recognize the matter is the same as that matter is present. Strictly speaking, “What we recognise as voluntary and conscious selection of possibilities(=matter) is overcome of old possibilities(=old matter) and it open up the new possibilities(=new matter). The theory of physics to prove this fact is Einstein’s Special Relativity.

■According to Classical physics (Newtonian mechanics), All matter (including the light) exist independently of the recognition of the person. This is consistent with the common sense. And if so, “Speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second from the perspective of the person who is stationary. But speed of light is 290,000 kilometers per second from the perspective of the person who is on board the rocket is flying at a speed of 10,000 kilometers per second in the same direction as the light. Similarly, speed of light is 310,000 kilometers per second from the perspective of the person who is on board the rocket is flying at a speed of 10,000 kilometers per second in the opposite direction to the light.

■Humans are flying through Space on a rocket called the Earth. Suppose light is emitted from a point on the Eearth and travels in all directions through Space at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second. In this case, the light hits two mirrors that are equidistantly placed in 90-degree angle different directions from the emission point, is reflected, and returns to the emission point at different times. Conversely, if we measure the difference, we should be able to calculate at what speed and in what direction the Earth is moving relative to Space. So Michelson and Morley developed a device that could measure that slight difference, and measured that difference. Surprisingly, however, no matter how many times they experimented, the light returned exactly at the same time.

■Einstein interpreted this experimental result as follows: “The speed of light traveling is always constant(300,000 kilometers per second) for all observers, regardless of which observer in relative motion sees the light propagating in any direction with respect to the direction of their movement.” This is the Principle of Constancy of the Speed of Light.

■From the previous explanation, if the matter called light existed independently of the perception of the perceiver, this would never be possible. Therefore, this fact shows that “a person moving in any direction and at any speed perceives light to always travel at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second.” In other words, the matter called light does not exist independently of each person's perception. In this respect, first of all, “the recognition of matter” and “the existence of matter” are the same.

■Now, Einstein mathematically rewrote the laws of Newton's mechanics to conform to ”the Principle of Constancy of the Speed of Light.” As a result, the following laws, which no one had ever imagined before, were derived one after another: “The length of an object that is moving relative to the perceiver (observer) becomes shorter compared to the length when it is at rest”, “The progress of time (elapsed speed) of an object that is moving relative to the recognizer becomes slower compared to when it is stationary”, “The mass of an object in motion relative to the perceiver becomes heavier compared to when it is at rest” etc,.

■In other words, the length, weight, and progress of time of an object differ depending on the state of relative motion of the perceiver with respect to the object. Therefore, when multiple perceiver in motion recognize the same object or event, the length, weight, and elapsed time will be different for each perceiver.

■And the multiple different lengths, weights, and elapsed times that are actually recognized all exist in exactly the same qualification. Other than these, there is no single objective length, weight, or elapsed time that is independent of the perceiver.

■In this respect as well, “the recognition of matter” and “the existence of matter” are the same thing.

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