Challenge and Prizes
Modern Physics
Over the last two centuries, new ideas came to physics. Quantum theory attempts to explain the discrete distribution of energy. Theory of relativity attempts to relate the energy to mass.
However, errors in these theories prevent them to become laws of physics.
One outstanding mistake is the violation of conservation of momentum by Lorentz transformation.
Conservation of Momentum
Conservation of momentum is violated by Lorentz transformation applied to an isolated system of two identical masses. Click on the title below to understand how this violation occurs.
First Prize
MOMENTUM
An iPhone 11 will be given to the first person who can prove that Lorentz transformation does not violate the conservation law of momentum.
The person will need to address the issue in the publication below, "33. Violation of Conservation of Momentum by Lorentz Transformation", and complete with a proof that total momentum is conserved in any type of collision under Lorentz transformation.
The winner will receive an iPhone 11.
The deadline for submission of your paper in 2020 is set to be December 31, 2020. The award will be announced on March 31, 2021.
Please send your proof in PDF format to the following email address for verification.
physics.breakthrough.prize@gmail.com
33. An isolated physical system of elastic collision between two identical objects is chosen to verify the conservation of momentum in two inertial reference frames. In the first reference frame, the center of mass (COM) is stationary. In the second reference frame, the center of mass moves at a constant velocity. By applying Lorentz transformation to the velocities of both objects, total momentum before and during the collision in the second reference frame can be compared. The comparison shows that conservation of momentum fails to hold when both objects move together at the same velocity.
Second Prize
TIME
An iPhone 11 will be given to the first person who can prove that the elapsed time is not conserved in all reference frames.
The person will need to address the issue in the publication below, "30. Time In Non-Inertial Reference Frame", and complete with a proof that the time dilation depends on reference frame.
The winner will receive an iPhone 11.
The deadline for submission of your paper in 2020 is set to be December 31, 2020. The award will be announced on March 31, 2021.
Please send your proof in PDF format to the following email address for verification.
physics.breakthrough.prize@gmail.com
30. The parity symmetry in physics shows that the motions in two different reference frames are related to each other. By comparing the displacement and the velocity from two reference frames, the elapsed time can be shown to be conserved in both reference frames. For two frames in relative inertial motion, the elapsed time is conserved in all inertial reference frames. If both frames are in circular motion, then the elapsed time is conserved in all local reference frames on the same circle. If both frames are free to move in any direction at any speed, then the elapsed time is conserved in all non-inertial reference frames. Two simultaneous events are simultaneous in all reference frames.
Third Prize
LENGTH
An iPhone 11 will be given to the first person who can prove that the length of an object can be altered by the choice of reference frame.
The person will need to address the issue in the publication below, "34. Conservation of Wavelength In Reference Frame", and complete with a proof that the length contraction depends on the choice of reference frame.
The winner will receive an iPhone 11.
The deadline for submission of your paper in 2020 is set to be December 31, 2020. The award will be announced on March 31, 2021.
Please send your proof in PDF format to the following email address for verification.
physics.breakthrough.prize@gmail.com
34. Parity symmetry maps one object to another object as inverse image. It shows that a displacement and its inverse image are of the same length. The length of a displacement is conserved in all reference frames. The wavelength of a wave is the length of the displacement between two adjacent crests. Therefore, the wavelength is conserved in all reference frames. However, Doppler effect shows that the frequency of light is not conserved in all inertial reference frames. As a result, the speed of light is not conserved in all inertial reference frames.
Fourth Prize
SPEED
An iPhone 11 will be given to the first person who can prove that the the speed of light is independent of the rest frame of the observer.
The person will need to address the issue in the publication below, "35. Speed Of Light From Motion Of Light Source", and complete with a proof that the speed of light does not depend on the choice of reference frame.
The winner will receive an iPhone 11.
The deadline for submission of your paper in 2020 is set to be December 31, 2020. The award will be announced on March 31, 2021.
Please send your proof in PDF format to the following email address for verification.
physics.breakthrough.prize@gmail.com
35. The relative motion between a pair of observers represents a reflection symmetry. In the rest frame of first observer, the second observer moves at a distance away. In the rest frame of the second observer, the first observer moves with the same speed at an identical distance away but in the opposite direction. The reflection symmetry shows that the elapsed time in each observer's rest frame is conserved in both rest frames. The light takes the same elapsed time to move between two observers in both rest frames. However, the distance traveled by the light is different in different rest frame. With identical elapsed time but different distance, the speed of light is proved to be different in different reference frame.