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1 GP-B PROGRAM, SUCCESSFUL OR DEFEATED? GP-B program is greatly able to make a basic error in the astronomical telescope. Considering the relative theory from various points can help us know the error made by GP-B : Is the attractive field really an agent to bend the light ray or not (?) We ll come to the first critic : Around the planets, an atmosphere often exists. The lower atmosphere layers have a higher air density; therefore, it has a bigger extraction. These atmosphere layers play a role as prisms. One light ray moving across the planet will be bent much more if it stays nearer to the planet surface (due to the movement to the atmosphere prisms of a bigger extraction). GP-B is not affected by the above atmosphere effect. But its gyroscope s orientation shows to us that the physics basis has a problem : Suppose, on the ground there is an initial locating gyroscope like the gyroscope on GP-B. While the gyroscope on GP-B is almost oriented as per the selected quasar, the gyroscope on the ground is not like that, it is not able to be oriented as per any quasar (except tramontane) but oriented in a meridian plane defined of the Earth. Due to the Earth turning, the gyroscope's spin axis on the ground after 24 hours will draw on the star sky a circle through a series of various quasars. This property of the gyroscope on the ground still exists even when it is taken to an altitude of 100km (on the Russian former spaceship). Thus one can say that : In the reference system of inertia movement, the mechanical phenomena don t take place the same at any time. So are the optical phenomena, and it is the core matter mentioned by this article. From the difference among the gyroscope s orientation at an altitude of 642km (on GP-B) and at the altitude of 100km (on the Russian former spaceship), we can see that the physical phenomena taking place in a space near the ground is controlled by the Earth. How has the Earth controlled this space then? To reply to this question, we temporarily accept the following new concept FIELD OF MOTION ( FOM : field of motion in abbreviation) FOM is a special physical environment existing around substances, it controls physical phenomena within its control scope.

2 What is right is right even in the simplest case. We ll see a case of simple universe to understanding FOM: Suppose that in the universe, there are only two planets alike in every field. A man on planet A sees planet B turning around the axle which is an axle moving through two planets centre. And of course, a man on planet B also sees planet A turning the same. A man on planet A stands near the axle moving through two planets centre shoots a bullet in parallel with this axle to planet B. If the bullet s orbit for planet A is a straight line, it ll be a twist line for planet B (this point violates the physical property for planet B). Because the universe has only two planets so it is difficult to say which of them is moving and which of them are standing still. And suppose there is a way to determine one planet is standing still, one can suppose on this standing planet, one shoot a bullet in parallel with the planet s surface, although the bullet is big or small, on the principle, it will cause these two planets a turning movement. The universe has only two planets, but both of them are moving. Is there an absolute space in the universe? ( ASPA : absolute space in abbreviation) In the law of the objects and phenomena, there often exist opposite sides, not this exists if that doesn t exist. Formerly, one pointed out that there were some cases in which the ASPA couldn t be applied and one rejected it. But in fact, the ASPA is very worthy to exist, provided that a non-aspa will exist together with it, they are two opposite sides of the space and we together study the existence of these two space types : The ASPA is a limited space, determining and covering its owner. It is the space part under the control of FOM in an object. The ASPA of this object will be a non-aspa of another object. That an object s ASPA is small or big depends on the physical quantity of the that object. One object having a very small physical quantity if staying near big objects, will be transgressed by the big objects FOM so that the members forming it will be isolated and it is difficult to have its own ASPA. The reference system attached to one object will be an image reflecting the object s ASPA and called an absolute reference system of that object(ars : absolute reference system in abbreviation). Considering as per the ARS, in an object s ASPA, we have : Every movement or still standing is absolute Light s velocity in vacuum is a constant. With the movement reference systems compared with the ARS, the velocity is added to the light s velocity in an classical formula.

3 The law of light reflection as well as many other physical laws will get a right solution upon the consideration on the ARS. Note : These points are right only when considered in the object s ASPA considered by us and proved later. ASPAS EXISTING IN OUR UNIVERSE One can say that : Physical has a social structure and existing ASPAS like the game of Matrioska doll. The molecules and atoms on the Earth have their own ASPAS, but all the physicals on the Earth are connected together to form a joint one which is the Earth s ASPA. The physicals on the Earth are connected together to form a joint one which is the Earth s ASPA. The physicals in the Milky Way are connected together to form the Milky Way s ASPA. A group of some galaxy will be connected together to form the galaxy cluster s ASPA Some properties of ASPA Intensity: Intensity fom at a point in space around an object is proportional to the mass of the object and inversely proportional to the distance to the object Formula: E = The intensity of the "fom sum" of a system of "n" element iscalculated as: E = Mass of system: M = The average distance of the element to the barycentrer: r = ( ) / n Distance of a point in space to the barycentrer: R The nature of the fom: fom of an object can create one or many boundary surface so that the intensity of the fom in the points on this surface is equal. Space will belong fom that intensity at that place greater. As of light passing through boundary surface of the two ASPA it will be deflected by the phenomenon of aberrations. Direction of the light is a combination between the "velocity of light's" and "velocity of the boundary

4 surface " at the point where the rays go. When entering new ASPA it free from all ties with former ASPA and just follow the physical laws of New ASPA More on optical aberrations: As noted above, the angle of the light depends on the velocity of the boundary surface at the point where it reaches. Therefore, the phenomenon of "aberrations day" at the poles is not zero. To prove this, we can do the following: Select 4 stars are in the visibility of the two observatories (one near the north pole, two near the south pole). Select "stars A and B" on the "celestial equator" to make this reference. The two stars also chose C located in the northern hemisphere and D located in the southern hemisphere (note the selection of stars further away from each other as possible). Because the light from four stars to the observer passing through the "boundary points"have different velocities should: With the northern hemisphere, the (C deviation less; A, B average deviation and uniform; D oblique), with the southern hemisphere, by contrast, (C oblique; A, B average deviation and uniform; D little difference).when matching data of two people will have the following picture:

5 The effect of the velocity of the boundary surface can generate many differentperturbations in the following cases: Suppose an observer at the equator three stars in line: A northern hemisphere; C in the southern hemisphere and B in the "celestial equator". Easy to see that the three stars will not equal deviation: B highly oblique and A, C deviation less. This makes the observer has noted that three stars are not aligned. Similarly, if a certain object "linear motion" is also very confused as it is moving curve. "Observers at different positions " are also affected by the effect. observation of human beings is wrong. Temporary can say "Milky Way's ASPA" is a very flattened spheres. Like Earth, it makes the The process of rotation of the earth more or less affect the motion when passing it. The figure below describes the trajectory of a particle of light when passing through the earth (and went into the earth's APSA). For the observer outside the earth, the trajectory of light in the earth's APSA a curve(because of light travel in earth's APSA did not disobey the physical properties of Milky Way's ASPA). But actually, for people on earth, it moves very line.

6 ASPA EXPLAINING THE PHYCICAL PHENOMENA 1. Gyroscope s orientation : The Earth s ASPA can temporarily be considered as a sphere covering the Earth. When the gyroscope lies at a low altitude, it lies in the Earth s ASPA and therefore, it is always oriented in an unchanged direction in consideration to the Earth s ARS. The Earth itself is also a gyroscope in the Milky Way s ASPA. Though it is changed but very slow and one can say that the Earth s turning axle orients fairly well as per the star sky. Though one gyroscope when out of the Earth s ASPA, coming into the Milky Way s ASPA will be fairly well oriented as per the quasars. For an observer on the Earth, the Milky Way s ASPA S gyroscope doesn t work like the Earth s gyroscope. Or in another word, the phenomena taking place in the Milky Way s ASPA is non-physical for the observer on the Earth. Therefore we can say the Milky Way s ASPA is a non- ASPA for the observer on the Earth. 2. The case of Simple universe (mentioned in the above-said section) The universe space in this case have three different special types : Planet A s ASPA; Planet B s ASPA and AB s ASPA (due to the formation by the connection between two planets). When the bullet moves into one part of any ASPA, it will follow only physical rules of the part in that ASPA. When the bullet moves in Planet A s ASPA, it will follow only physical rules of Planet A. For the observer on Planet B, the bullet s orbit when moving in Planet A s ASPA will have any non-physical shape because Planet A s ASPA is Planet B s non-aspa. 3. Experiments of Fizeau : The liquid s space now has two different ASPA types : The water molecules ASPA is the spheres moving in the Earth s ASPA. Only a part of the light orbit moves in the water molecules ASPA so only a part of the light is drawn.

7 4. Annual aberration phenomenon (Astronomy) : The Earth s ASPA can temporarily be considered as a sphere and this sphere s surface is over 100km above the ground. This sphere s surface is the isolation surface between the Earth s ASPA and Milky Way s. Like when the light moves from the air into the water, the light moving from the Milky Way s ASPA into the Earth will change its direction at the isolation surface due to the annual aberration phenomenon. The light in the Earth s ASPA will not be affected by the annual aberration phenomenon and proved by the following simple experiments : Using a laser light illuminating in the direction of West-East to a curtain 100m far from it. Due to the Earth s turning the angle between the light and the Earth s movement direction changes continuously (assume the light gets the aberration phenomenon) : When this angle is 0 the light is not deflected. When this angle is 90 the light is most deflected. On that basis, and observation in 24 hours, according to the theory, the light point on the curtain oscillates about 2cm in amplitude. This experiments has been done many times in various directions with a longer distance between the light source and the curtain. But the results are all negative. 5. The Michelson-Morley experiments: Considering as to the Earth s ARS, the light in the M-M experiments should not be added with velocity, it should hereby have a negative result. However, if that experiments is done on ISS, there should certainly be a positive result (due to the light on ISS is added with velocity). 6. Talk on the reflection law : Using a lamp to send a light ray in the horizontal direction to Mirror G1 (45 inclined). The reflection ray from G1 moves in the vertical direction illuminating perpendicular to mirror G2 (horizontal). The reflection ray at G2 returns to G1 on the former way and then to the lamp. One man moves in the horizontal direction (left to right), observing the above mirror system, we see that the first light ray from the lamp to G1 (at position A) is reflected to G2 (at position B), returning to G1 (now it has moved to position C) and returning to the lamp on the former way. G1 at position A and position C is two parallel planes; applying the reflection law to G1 at position A and position C, we easily find out that angle A1 =

8 angle C1. On the other hand, considering in the aspect of geometry : angle A1 = angle C1 + angle B1, inferring : angle A1 > angle C1 (on the contrary to the initial judgment : angle A1 = angle C1) In the above case, we can see that : The reflection law has the right solution only in consideration on ARS in the ASPA being considered by us. Or in another word, in the inertia movement reference systems, the optical phenomena don t take place as the same at any time. This is the reason causing the astronomical telescopes out of the Earth to make errors. To determine the image position on the reflection astronomical telescopes out of the Earth, we can do as follows : First, one should say that : Due to the astronomical telescopes out of the Earth have very small quantity so they can t have their own ASPA to cover the astronomical telescopes, so they are considered as being moving (quite different from the astronomical telescopes on the ground which are determined as absolutely standing). Determining the ASPA in which the astronomical telescopes are staying; the astronomical telescopes course and velocity (with GP-B, they are lying in the Milky Way s ASPA. Therefore, they participate in two movements : Around the earth and together with the Earth in the ecliptic). One should use the ASPA S ARS in which the astronomical telescopes are for calculation : Considering the astronomical telescope stand still and determining Image A1 via the first mirror. When the light moves from the first mirror to Image A1, the astronomical telescope has moved distance L1. When the light moves from Image A1 to the second mirror, then out of L1, the astronomical telescope continues moving distance L2. Image A1 is just considered as an object of the second mirror when it has moved a distance : L1 + L2. Considering the astronomical telescope stand still and determining Image A2 via the second mirror. When the light moves from the second mirror to Image A2, the astronomical telescope has moved distance L3.. THE UNIVERSE S ASPA SOCIETY The Earth is a member founding the Milky Way s society. Though the Milky Way s society doesn t interfere in the Earth s own space, but it controls the Earth in a general scope. In the general scope, the Earth is considered as a moving object and it has to follow the physical laws in the Milky Way s ASPA. Talking on the Jurassic period, the dinosaurs then often developed their hind limbs with unreasonable toes for their giant body. Another attention is that the flying dinosaurs, with a heavy body without feather but they could fly. It has caused headache to the scientists of aerodynamics. One method formerly said : Long ago, the Earth turned faster than now, and if the turning velocity is high enough (causing the centrifugal force equal to the gravity force) the

9 objects on the ground can hang in the air and therefore the unreasonableness will become reasonableness. Considering from another aspect, the Milky Way is also a member of the galaxy cluster s society. When the Milky Way turns the physicals in it also have a centrifugal force to be equal to the centripetal force. But like the M- M test which gives out a negative result when don on the ground, there is no any alike experiments in the Milky Way s ASPA to determine the Milky Way s turning velocity. Dung Pham.

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