Damon So

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I am a theologian and I am a scientist. My research interests are theology of the Trinity, quantum mechanics and relativity. I did my PhD in physics at Imperial College, London before coming to Oxford to write another doctoral thesis on the Trinity.

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University of Zagreb

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Uppsala University

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University of East London

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University of Leicester

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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University of Salamanca

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Macquarie University

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Swansea University

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University of Copenhagen

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The Missionary Journey of the Son of God into the Far Country

Fortress Press eBooks, 2010

Non-Deterministic Quantum Mechanics, Mass, Energy and Dark Matter

The paper by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (1935) is rigorously critiqued but its major implicatio... more The paper by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (1935) is rigorously critiqued but its major implication is explicitly brought out – non-determinism implies non-locality. This implication and Bell’s theorem (with its associated experiments) are used to logically identify the possible sets of universes to which our universe can theoretically belong – the set of universes with non-deterministic non-locality and the set of universes with deterministic non-locality. The Pilot Wave Theory, a deterministic non-local theory and therefore a theoretically possible theory to describe our universe, is presented and legitimate questions and difficulties are raised about this theory. An alternative theory named Wave Surfing Theory, which is non-deterministic and non-local in nature, is presented. This theory is shown to be consistent with ten observed quantum phenomena: the de Broglie relation between momentum and wavelength, the Planck-Einstein relation between energy and frequency, non-locality, Born’s rule, spin angular momentum, wavy interference pattern of the two-slit experiment, replacement of the interference pattern by two localised density distributions at measurement, discrete nature of particles detected on detection screen, tunnelling and reduction of mass/inertia concomitant with production of energy in nuclear fusion and fission. An interpretation of probability density and the related definition of measurement are proposed. At a measurement event, it is proposed that there is an exchange of momentum between the measured particle and the measuring agent. The domain of the validity of the Schrödinger equation is also identified with respect to the interpretation of probability density and the definition of measurement. Most of the physical quantities in the Wave Surfing Theory are non-deterministic and all the physical quantities have definite values. The theory therefore avoids the problems of superposition and wave function collapse, and the paradox of the Schrödinger cat, and it avoids other conceptual problems with the ontology of particles. In this theory, a measurement event or a local change of the classical potential will instantaneously cause a wholesale transformation of the wave function and its probability density over the whole relevant spatial domain, rather than a wave function collapse. The theory therefore has the potential to explore the detailed dynamics of particle entanglement and non-locality. Using de Broglie’s relation between momentum and wavelength, the velocity components of a particle can be logically projected into their relativistic forms. Based on these relativistic velocity components, an inexpensive experiment is identified and suggested for verifying or falsifying the Wave Surfing Theory. This experiment will also help to verify or falsify the suggested definitions of the mass/inertia and energy of a particle. These two fundamental definitions suitably and fundamentally lead to the well-known expression for rest energy, , without invoking electromagnetism, but they require verification or falsification by the suggested experiment. If the experiment verifies the Wave Surfing Theory, then possible future studies include the full relativistic version of the theory with all its details, its relationships with Quantum Field Theory (particularly on annihilation and creation of particles) and the Standard Model, dark matter, particle entanglement and dark energy.

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