Do you think Einsteins theories were wrong?

Question

thanks for your great thoughts! You guys have some good opinions!

Answer 1

Of all the things that we know at the present time, Einstein's theories are on their own plinth called 'Set In Stone'.

Everything else we know is open to varying degrees of being disproved.

Answer 2

Einstein's theories are mainly two:

1. Special relativity; if the speed of the passenger increases, their time slows down in the frame of reference of the observer. This was proven, using two atomic clocks, one stationed on the surface and another on a plane.

2. General relativity, space and time form a theoretical like fabric which is distorted on the presence of mass, hence light is bent when it passes near a massive object (a star) and the existence of gravitational waves by the oscillation of two massive objects (a binary system). The bending of light was proven correct, but unfortunately the gravitational waves are not proven yet, because we don’t have sensitive technology yet. NASA and other collaborators are currently working on the LISA project which could be they key to solve the gravitational waves.

Einstein’s theories seem to be right at the moment, but as a scientist, one should never think something is right or wrong 100% because in the near future a possible breakthrough could either disprove or backup his theories.

Answer 3

It does not "postulate that if we can travel faster than the speed of light, we can return to the past or future," That is a bogus assertion made by uninformed people who have no clue what the solution to T = t/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2) is when v > c. The solution to the square root of a negative number is an imaginary number, not a negative number. And imaginary time has no meaning in physics. Second, the STOR is based on the observed data that the speed of light is fixed at C and nothing can exceed that speed. In fact, there is a well-known relative speed equation that is often invoked (by me and others) to show why two spaceships approaching each other at close to light speed re a mutual outside frame see their relative speeds as only C, not 2C. [See source.] Finally, you are right about past time. As time is just the unfolding of events, all time in the past is done. It no longer exists as the unfolding has unfolded. And events in the future have yet to unfold; so there is nothing there either. As time goes, there is really only now, as you read this answer on your screen. And you are skirting around the real issue with time travel into the past when you write " recreate the matter and element that are already finish,". The real issue is that we would have to return the whole universe back to the lower entropy state that it was at back then and there. And that cannot be done; that's like putting Humpty Dumpty back together again. One more point, travel into the future is not only possible, we do it daily. And I don't mean just the normal passage of events into future events, I mean actually skipping current events to end up at future events and future time. This is done through time dilation, which is described by the T equation I gave earlier. For any speed v > 0, T > t and the passage into the future is e = T - t. T is the rate of time for the reference frame used to measure v. t is the rate of time on board whatever is moving at that speed. For travel on a commercial airline, where v = 1/6 mi/s (600 mph) a four hour flight, t = 4, will result in getting off at the destination where the time T is a few nanoseconds ahead of that four hours. And that few nanoseconds is how far into the future you would go. This has been done experimentally using atomic clocks to measure t and T. When the relative speed is much greater, time dilation is much greater. For example, at v = .25C, T = 1.03t; so when traveling t = 1 year according to the on board calendar, a stellar ship, will land at its destination that has T time e = T - t = .03t years into its future. That's 11 days. We are assuming v is relative to the destination reference frame.

Answer 4

No scientific theory is either right or wrong, merely useful at the time to increase our control of Nature.

A theory may be superceded by a more useful one, which however must take into account the findings of the ousted theory.

Newton led to Einstein which led to Quantum Theory etc.

It depends on what questions of physical science a society depends we ask at a particular time, often solutions demanded by the problems of war.

Answer 5

They were revolutionary for the time, and still hold merit today. Although, they are dated, and that's why they have scientists out there everyday improving theories like Einstein's and moving the scientific world into the future.

Answer 6

I think they were basicly right but we are discovering more all the time so they may and probably will need amending from time to time. Who knows we may suddenly find evidence that proves one of them wrong so we will then have a new theory but that is the basis of any scientific research

Answer 7

Which one? It's already proven that quantum mechanics at the sub-atomic level do not verify his theory of relativity...

Answer 8

Hey Missie,

I hope not, I was on nuclear subs - his theories were the foundation for the nuclear industry.

Answer 9

I am not an expert in Physics to answer this question.

Answer 10

No, however it is sad to realise that everything is relative... Where is the base? :(
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