The Hutchison Effect - An Explanation
by Mark A. Solis
People often ask, "What exactly is the Hutchison Effect?"
This brief essay is an attempt to answer that question to the satisfaction of
the majority. First of all, the Hutchison Effect is a collection of phenomena
which were discovered accidentally by John Hutchison during attempts to study
the longitudinal waves of Tesla back in 1979. In other words, the Hutchison
Effect is not simply a singular effect. It is many. The Hutchison Effect occurs
as the result of radio wave interferences in a zone of spatial volume
encompassed by high voltage sources, usually a Van de Graff generator, and two
or more Tesla coils.
The effects produced include levitation of heavy objects, fusion of dissimilar
materials such as metal and wood (exactly as portrayed in the movie, "The
Philadelphia Experiment"), the anomalous heating of metals without burning
adjacent material, spontaneous fracturing of metals (which separate by sliding
in a sideways fashion), and both temporary and permanent changes in the
crystalline structure and physical properties of metals.
Read more on The Hutchison Effect Online.
www.hutchisoneffect.com
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metaphysics:
multiple meanings
what is metaphysics?
the philosophical study of being and knowing.
the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value.
a priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.
the term was first used by the followers of aristotle as a name for that part of his writings which came after, or followed, the part which treated of physics.
the science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles.
metaphysics is distinguished as general and special. general metaphysics is the science of all being as being. special metaphysics is the science of one kind of being; as, the metaphysics of chemistry, of morals, or of politics. according to kant, a systematic exposition of those notions and truths, the knowledge of which is altogether independent of experience, would constitute the science of metaphysics.
academic metaphysics
the term metaphysics originally referred to the writings of aristotle that came after his writings on physics, in the arrangement made by andronicus of rhodes about three centuries after aristotle's death.
traditionally, metaphysics refers to the branch of philosophy that attempts to understand the fundamental nature of all reality, whether visible or invisible. it seeks a description so basic, so essentially simple, so all-inclusive that it applies to everything, whether divine or human or anything else. it attempts to tell what anything must be like in order to be at all.
to call one a metaphysician in this traditional, philosophical sense indicates nothing more than his or her interest in attempting to discover what underlies everything. old materialists, who said that there is nothing but matter in motion, and current naturalists, who say that everything is made of lifeless, non-experiencing energy, are just as much to be classified as metaphysicians as are idealists, who maintain that there is nothing but ideas, or mind, or spirit.
perhaps the best definition of materialism is that of charles hartshorne (insights and oversights of great thinkers, p. 17): "the denial that the most pervasive processes of nature involve any such psychical functions as sensing, feeling, remembering, desiring, or thinking." idealists assert what materialists here deny. dualists say that mind and matter are equally real, while neutral monists claim that there is a neutral reality that can appear as either mind or matter. philosophers generally are content to divide reality into two halves, mind and matter (extended and unextended reality) and do not emphasize such distinctions within the mind half as spirit and soul.
popular metaphysics
a commonly employed, secondary, popular, usage of metaphysics includes a wide range of controversial phenomena believed by many people to exist beyond the physical.
popular metaphysics relates to two traditionally contrasted, if not completely separable, areas, (1) mysticism, referring to experiences of unity with the ultimate, commonly interpreted as the god who is love, and (2) occultism, referring to the extension of knowing (extrasensory perception, including telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, retrocognition, and mediumship) and doing (psychokinesis) beyond the usually recognized fields of human activity. the academic study of the occult (literally hidden) has been known as psychical research and, more recently, parapsychology. both new age and new thought emphasize mysticism and its practical, pragmatic application in daily living, but new thought discourages involvement in occultism.
the terms metaphysics and metaphysical in a popular sense have been used in connection with new thought, christian science, theosophy, and spiritualism, as in j. stillson judah, the history and philosophy of the metaphysical movements in america (the westminster press, 1967), as well the new age movement, and in the name of the society for the study of metaphysical religion (see below). some of the varying understandings of metaphysics held by some founders of new thought and christian science are given in the opening pages of contrasting strains of metaphysical idealism contributing to new thought.
pure and applied metaphysics
cutting across the division of the academic and the popular, there is another way of dividing metaphysics: theoretical and applied. this distinction is like the division between science and technology; one describes; the other applies the description to practical problems, putting knowledge to work. gathering knowledge (or alleged knowledge, critics of metaphysics would say) in metaphysics traditionally is by rational thought; in a more popular understanding, knowledge gathering may be either mystical or occult; in either case the pure (?) knowledge is to be distinguished from the practical application of it.
web resources
writings of various traditional metaphysicians can be found in books online. a non-traditional, scientifically-oriented form of metaphysics is at project metaphysics, and a mathematically-linguistically-formalistically-oriented form at the metaphysics research lab at the center for the study of language and information on the stanford university campus. the metaphysical review is concerned with the foundations of physics. both suny buffalo's ontology site and descriptive and formal ontology contain much of value.
research sources on concepts of person and self contains information on personalistic metaphysics.
peter b. lloyd's berkeley studies contains much valuable material, including information on a book-in-progress, psi phenomena: a berkeleian perspective.
many links related to process metaphysics can be found here
there is a great deal of material dealing with popular metaphysics, especially with regard to new age and related outlooks at virtual library of spirituality and consciousness | salem new age center | summum | lightworks | | institute of metaphysical studies | spirit-www%20%20|%20%20<a%20href=" http: hyperreal.com music artists mystical_sun arcstuff.html>mind media | the gnosis archive | council on spiritual practices | links to links to links to links | philosophical discussions and ideas | the wisdom circle | syzygy: journal of alternative religion and culture | encyclopedia%20mystica
there%20is%20a%20<a%20href=" http: www.geocities.com bourbonstreet 1072 spirit.html?>spirituality site that is a blend of new thought and humanism.
much valuable information, including many links to other sites, can be found at the academy of religion and psychical research.
poetry, art, metaphysics and other serious stuff
discussion and links to other sites can be found at compuserve's new age spirituality site.
some other sites, in some cases included by request, are:
the journal of science and spirit
unifying fields foundation
universal truth center for better living
integralspirit
many paths
oversoul
a dedication to spinoza's insights
religion philosophy spirituality links to writings of becky fitzsimmons on nondualism and other topics
cosmic harmony, chiefly about eastern approaches, with various links, including some to astronomical photography
metanoia
thought experiments, "the metaphysical think tank"
light*matrix
images of the unthinkable, a message board for "discussion on philosophical issues in a multidisciplinary way."
the panentheism society
page's pearls, page hagan's large collection of links to new thought and other sites.
the metaphysics home page @ noah says
halcycon transpersonal etc. links
the first century christian fellowship
flowerland express
life now
world union of deists, including some helpful links
caroline connor site
ye olde consciousness shoppe, including texts of two books
perfect creation foundation
center eaton institute for new thought
light matrix
metaphysics by default
futurepoint communication, bert and christina carson
eternism
iamai
new understandings
starseeds
the metaphysics of mysticism: the mystical philosophy of st. john of the cross
unio mystica healing center
foundation for the awakening mind
orchid's place
a major figure who influenced many in the new thought movement and elsewhere was emanuel swedenborg.
ssmr
something of a halfway house is the academically-oriented society for the study of metaphysical religion, which has directed its attention to popular metaphysics, especially as found in the new thought movement. see the ssmr site also for links to other resources in philosophy and religion.
to new thought movement home page, the major gateway to many pages related to this one.
http://web.ask.com/redir?
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metaphysics:
multiple meanings
what is metaphysics?
the philosophical study of being and knowing.
the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value.
a priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.
the term was first used by the followers of aristotle as a name for that part of his writings which came after, or followed, the part which treated of physics.
the science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles.
metaphysics is distinguished as general and special. general metaphysics is the science of all being as being. special metaphysics is the science of one kind of being; as, the metaphysics of chemistry, of morals, or of politics. according to kant, a systematic exposition of those notions and truths, the knowledge of which is altogether independent of experience, would constitute the science of metaphysics.
academic metaphysics
the term metaphysics originally referred to the writings of aristotle that came after his writings on physics, in the arrangement made by andronicus of rhodes about three centuries after aristotle's death.
traditionally, metaphysics refers to the branch of philosophy that attempts to understand the fundamental nature of all reality, whether visible or invisible. it seeks a description so basic, so essentially simple, so all-inclusive that it applies to everything, whether divine or human or anything else. it attempts to tell what anything must be like in order to be at all.
to call one a metaphysician in this traditional, philosophical sense indicates nothing more than his or her interest in attempting to discover what underlies everything. old materialists, who said that there is nothing but matter in motion, and current naturalists, who say that everything is made of lifeless, non-experiencing energy, are just as much to be classified as metaphysicians as are idealists, who maintain that there is nothing but ideas, or mind, or spirit.
perhaps the best definition of materialism is that of charles hartshorne (insights and oversights of great thinkers, p. 17): "the denial that the most pervasive processes of nature involve any such psychical functions as sensing, feeling, remembering, desiring, or thinking." idealists assert what materialists here deny. dualists say that mind and matter are equally real, while neutral monists claim that there is a neutral reality that can appear as either mind or matter. philosophers generally are content to divide reality into two halves, mind and matter (extended and unextended reality) and do not emphasize such distinctions within the mind half as spirit and soul.
popular metaphysics
a commonly employed, secondary, popular, usage of metaphysics includes a wide range of controversial phenomena believed by many people to exist beyond the physical.
popular metaphysics relates to two traditionally contrasted, if not completely separable, areas, (1) mysticism, referring to experiences of unity with the ultimate, commonly interpreted as the god who is love, and (2) occultism, referring to the extension of knowing (extrasensory perception, including telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, retrocognition, and mediumship) and doing (psychokinesis) beyond the usually recognized fields of human activity. the academic study of the occult (literally hidden) has been known as psychical research and, more recently, parapsychology. both new age and new thought emphasize mysticism and its practical, pragmatic application in daily living, but new thought discourages involvement in occultism.
the terms metaphysics and metaphysical in a popular sense have been used in connection with new thought, christian science, theosophy, and spiritualism, as in j. stillson judah, the history and philosophy of the metaphysical movements in america (the westminster press, 1967), as well the new age movement, and in the name of the society for the study of metaphysical religion (see below). some of the varying understandings of metaphysics held by some founders of new thought and christian science are given in the opening pages of contrasting strains of metaphysical idealism contributing to new thought.
pure and applied metaphysics
cutting across the division of the academic and the popular, there is another way of dividing metaphysics: theoretical and applied. this distinction is like the division between science and technology; one describes; the other applies the description to practical problems, putting knowledge to work. gathering knowledge (or alleged knowledge, critics of metaphysics would say) in metaphysics traditionally is by rational thought; in a more popular understanding, knowledge gathering may be either mystical or occult; in either case the pure (?) knowledge is to be distinguished from the practical application of it.
web resources
writings of various traditional metaphysicians can be found in books online. a non-traditional, scientifically-oriented form of metaphysics is at project metaphysics, and a mathematically-linguistically-formalistically-oriented form at the metaphysics research lab at the center for the study of language and information on the stanford university campus. the metaphysical review is concerned with the foundations of physics. both suny buffalo's ontology site and descriptive and formal ontology contain much of value.
research sources on concepts of person and self contains information on personalistic metaphysics.
peter b. lloyd's berkeley studies contains much valuable material, including information on a book-in-progress, psi phenomena: a berkeleian perspective.
many links related to process metaphysics can be found here
there is a great deal of material dealing with popular metaphysics, especially with regard to new age and related outlooks at virtual library of spirituality and consciousness | salem new age center | summum | lightworks | | institute of metaphysical studies | spirit-www%20%20|%20%20<a%20href=" http: hyperreal.com music artists mystical_sun arcstuff.html>mind media | the gnosis archive | council on spiritual practices | links to links to links to links | philosophical discussions and ideas | the wisdom circle | syzygy: journal of alternative religion and culture | encyclopedia%20mystica
there%20is%20a%20<a%20href=" http: www.geocities.com bourbonstreet 1072 spirit.html?>spirituality site that is a blend of new thought and humanism.
much valuable information, including many links to other sites, can be found at the academy of religion and psychical research.
poetry, art, metaphysics and other serious stuff
discussion and links to other sites can be found at compuserve's new age spirituality site.
some other sites, in some cases included by request, are:
the journal of science and spirit
unifying fields foundation
universal truth center for better living
integralspirit
many paths
oversoul
a dedication to spinoza's insights
religion philosophy spirituality links to writings of becky fitzsimmons on nondualism and other topics
cosmic harmony, chiefly about eastern approaches, with various links, including some to astronomical photography
metanoia
thought experiments, "the metaphysical think tank"
light*matrix
images of the unthinkable, a message board for "discussion on philosophical issues in a multidisciplinary way."
the panentheism society
page's pearls, page hagan's large collection of links to new thought and other sites.
the metaphysics home page @ noah says
halcycon transpersonal etc. links
the first century christian fellowship
flowerland express
life now
world union of deists, including some helpful links
caroline connor site
ye olde consciousness shoppe, including texts of two books
perfect creation foundation
center eaton institute for new thought
light matrix
metaphysics by default
futurepoint communication, bert and christina carson
eternism
iamai
new understandings
starseeds
the metaphysics of mysticism: the mystical philosophy of st. john of the cross
unio mystica healing center
foundation for the awakening mind
orchid's place
a major figure who influenced many in the new thought movement and elsewhere was emanuel swedenborg.
ssmr
something of a halfway house is the academically-oriented society for the study of metaphysical religion, which has directed its attention to popular metaphysics, especially as found in the new thought movement. see the ssmr site also for links to other resources in philosophy and religion.
to new thought movement home page, the major gateway to many pages related to this one.
http://web.ask.com/redir?
Joe Newman uses a gyroscpe in his free energy or reduced cost energy device. Here we see something proving that motion affects space and time. Note also they admit they are still learning about gravity.
Theory of Relativity Evidence Found
By Guy Gugliotta
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 22, 2004; Page A03
Health/Science/Tech By measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity -- that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they rotate.
Researchers reporting yesterday in the journal Nature said improved satellite data had enabled them to show the effect known as "frame-dragging" with a degree of precision never previously possible.
"We improved our accuracy by orders of magnitude," said geodesist Erricos C. Pavlis of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt and the University of Maryland at Baltimore. "In a while, we should be able to do even better."
Scientists expect that the results of the experiment, by Pavlis and Ignazio Ciufolini of Italy's University of Lecce, will be reinforced by NASA's ongoing Gravity Probe B, a satellite mission designed to measure frame-dragging and another Einsteinian effect by a different method -- calculating gyroscope deviations over time.
"Gravity Probe B is less systematic, but will provide higher accuracy -- within a margin of error of less than 1 percent," said Michael Salamon, NASA's discipline scientist for fundamental physics. "What this research [yesterday's report] means is that GPB may not in fact provide the first direct evidence of frame-dragging."
In the early 20th century, Einstein theorized that the gravity of large bodies such as the Earth distorts space and time, much the way a bowling ball would stretch a rubber sheet held aloft on all four corners.
Frame-dragging occurs, he said, because the Earth's rotation pulls space-time along with it. Salamon likened the effect to dipping a spoon into a cup of honey and turning it. Close to the spoon the honey twists, but the effect dissipates with distance.
Scientists have wanted to prove Einstein's theory since the dawn of the space age. Gravity Probe B, conceived more than 40 years ago, is measuring frame-dragging from a satellite by focusing a telescope on a distant "guide star" and measuring how the axes of gyroscopes deviate from their original positions pointing directly at the star.
Pavlis and Ciufolini used satellites in a completely different way. They closely tracked the orbits of LAGEOS and LAGEOS2, passive satellites covered with "retroreflectors" that reflect laser beams from ground stations, giving precise measurements of distance from the station to the satellite.
The satellites' orbits are slightly distorted -- not perfectly circular or elliptical -- because irregularities in Earth's surface jog them. But even after subtracting this surface-caused "noise," the researchers were still left with orbits that deviated slightly from what they should have been. The difference, they said, reflected frame-dragging.
"The satellite orbits are not perfect because the Earth is not perfect," Salamon said. "So subtract them out, and what you're left with are the effects of space time. The results are better with two satellites, and three would have been even better."
The key to the experiment's success was better data on Earth's gravity field -- a better map of the Earth-induced orbital distortions. This information, collected by another new satellite, enabled Ciufolini and Pavlis to shrink their margin of error dramatically from the 20 percent they obtained from an earlier attempt.
"There was a tremendous amount of criticism then, and a lot of people said 20 percent was on the edge of being acceptable," Salamon said. "This result, between five and 10 percent, is a lot cleaner."
Theory of Relativity Evidence Found
By Guy Gugliotta
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 22, 2004; Page A03
Health/Science/Tech By measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity -- that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they rotate.
Researchers reporting yesterday in the journal Nature said improved satellite data had enabled them to show the effect known as "frame-dragging" with a degree of precision never previously possible.
"We improved our accuracy by orders of magnitude," said geodesist Erricos C. Pavlis of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt and the University of Maryland at Baltimore. "In a while, we should be able to do even better."
Scientists expect that the results of the experiment, by Pavlis and Ignazio Ciufolini of Italy's University of Lecce, will be reinforced by NASA's ongoing Gravity Probe B, a satellite mission designed to measure frame-dragging and another Einsteinian effect by a different method -- calculating gyroscope deviations over time.
"Gravity Probe B is less systematic, but will provide higher accuracy -- within a margin of error of less than 1 percent," said Michael Salamon, NASA's discipline scientist for fundamental physics. "What this research [yesterday's report] means is that GPB may not in fact provide the first direct evidence of frame-dragging."
In the early 20th century, Einstein theorized that the gravity of large bodies such as the Earth distorts space and time, much the way a bowling ball would stretch a rubber sheet held aloft on all four corners.
Frame-dragging occurs, he said, because the Earth's rotation pulls space-time along with it. Salamon likened the effect to dipping a spoon into a cup of honey and turning it. Close to the spoon the honey twists, but the effect dissipates with distance.
Scientists have wanted to prove Einstein's theory since the dawn of the space age. Gravity Probe B, conceived more than 40 years ago, is measuring frame-dragging from a satellite by focusing a telescope on a distant "guide star" and measuring how the axes of gyroscopes deviate from their original positions pointing directly at the star.
Pavlis and Ciufolini used satellites in a completely different way. They closely tracked the orbits of LAGEOS and LAGEOS2, passive satellites covered with "retroreflectors" that reflect laser beams from ground stations, giving precise measurements of distance from the station to the satellite.
The satellites' orbits are slightly distorted -- not perfectly circular or elliptical -- because irregularities in Earth's surface jog them. But even after subtracting this surface-caused "noise," the researchers were still left with orbits that deviated slightly from what they should have been. The difference, they said, reflected frame-dragging.
"The satellite orbits are not perfect because the Earth is not perfect," Salamon said. "So subtract them out, and what you're left with are the effects of space time. The results are better with two satellites, and three would have been even better."
The key to the experiment's success was better data on Earth's gravity field -- a better map of the Earth-induced orbital distortions. This information, collected by another new satellite, enabled Ciufolini and Pavlis to shrink their margin of error dramatically from the 20 percent they obtained from an earlier attempt.
"There was a tremendous amount of criticism then, and a lot of people said 20 percent was on the edge of being acceptable," Salamon said. "This result, between five and 10 percent, is a lot cleaner."
Great research here, Robert.
An educational approach?
That's not like you, is it?
An educational approach?
That's not like you, is it?
Dear Trip
No of course not - after all I taught better teachers than Dan before he was a glint in his father's eyes I bet.
No of course not - after all I taught better teachers than Dan before he was a glint in his father's eyes I bet.
as if
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