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Schroedinger's Universe and the Origin of the Natural Laws

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I am not a scientist; indeed, I can claim to be one of the many who have read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" and who (no doubt) understood very little of it. So it was with some trepidation that I approached this book. I needn't have worried. In very clear language, Dr. Wolff explains how what we call matter is composed, not of tiny, solid particles, but of tiny wave-like points-- the wave structure of matter (WSM).

I had long had a problem with the modern view of physics-- that matter is both particle-like and wave-like at the same time; and with Heisenberg's uncertainty principle-- that we cannot know a particle's location when measuring its momentum, and vice versa. I assumed that my insufficient training and knowledge was the cause of my lack of understanding. And yet no less a figure than Einstein also disagreed with the interpretations of the Copenhagen Group and Heisenberg. "God," he said, "does not play dice with the universe."

This book, based on the earlier works of Einstein, Schrodinger, and others, shows that matter is composed not of particles, nor a wave/particle duality, but only of waves. Further, Dr. Wolff describes this in a way that is (for me) rather unusual for scientific writing: he allows one to visualize this as a mental picture. To me, his explanation of matter is a much simpler one than that of Bohr, Heisenberg, and other physicists of the early 20th century. Following the principle of Occam's Razor, should we not choose the simpler of two compelling explanations?

Numerous questions remain to be answered, of course. But I have confidence that they will be, in the years to come.

This book explains the origin of mass, charge and spin of elementary "particles" which are really just interacting spherical waves that appear to be particles in the fabric of space (which leads to a null vote for the Higgs or any other great illumination from the LHC). This explains the wave-particle duality which is not an ad-hoc explanation. Einstein was respected but always dismissed on the concept of hidden variables in QM, but Dr. Wolff explains the underlying principles very well. As usual, Dr. Wolff combines humor, intellect and imagination in explaining advanced concepts of physics. This book is a must read for anybody who really wants to know the truth about the non-expanding Universe.

Like the proposed Big Bang itself, modern physics is an explosion of theories, particles, dimensions, and increasingly incomprehensible explanations of our universe. In this remarkable book, Dr. Wolff, with the help of such notables as Schrödinger and Einstein, cuts this modern Gordian knot and explains the amazingly simple foundations of space, time, and matter.

The breadth of concepts examined and explained is vast: the nature of the electron and its fundamental property of spin, light as a purely wave structured phenomena, and how gravity bends light are but a few.

Along with his explanation of the Wave Structure of Matter (WSM) Dr. Wolff also explores a variety of philosophical issues such as the nature of our connections with our universe and the difficulties with implimenting the scientific method.

All this is explained in terms the average reader will find easy to absorb though there is a detailed mathematical "appendix" for those who require a more rigorous explanation.

It is my belief that this book will one day be seen as the beginning of a new foundation of modern physics. I highly recommend it.

Schrödinger's Universe is Dr. Wolff's second book on the Wave Structure of Matter, a theory that shows a different formulation for the structure of matter and the universe. This book approaches the explanation of the wave structure in a new way from his last book; he starts from the basics, but he also covers the new material from the 20 years between his two books. It is very readable and easily understandable to non-physicists, plus it provides appendices to show the math that validates the theory to physicists.

This theory provides a better way of looking at the universe: It removes the need for a wave-particle duality, it explains the bases for the natural laws of physics, it provides a satisfying philosophical perspective to tie it to the math and physics, it solves Schrödinger's and Einstein's issues with the probability interpretation of Quantum Theory, and it shows a way to avoid many of the paradoxes and inconsistencies in modern physics simply by rethinking the nature of the electron and its role in the universe.

I highly recommend this incredible book, and I agree with another reviewer that this book is going to be the basis for the next generation of physicists.

If you're like me and want a model the explains what goes on in between the measurements then this is the book for you and the Wave Structure of Matter model is such a model. In this book you'll find a model of the electron, and how the model explains the deBroglie wave, fermion spin (electron and positron), the origin of the red shift, and more. It starts out at a layman's level with very little math and the in the last few chapters. satisfies those looking for the math.

Schrodinger's Universe is a highly understandable, clearly thought-out explanation for the nature and structure of our universe that doesn't require paradoxes, wave/particle duality thought exercises or an assumption of the breakdown of the basic laws of physics observed on the macro scale. It is perhaps even more inexplicable than "String Theory" itself that the theory illuminated in this book -- that is both rational and (more importantly) able to be validated through experimentation and the scientific method -- is often dismissed as "quasi-mystical hokum". Meanwhile, String Theory, which even its adherents admit is amenable to neither experimental verification, nor conforms to observable physical reality, is considered hard, reliable science.


This book, in layman's terms, proposes an elegant, simple explanation for why physics has had to contort and struggle to explain a series of observations that don't fit the idea that matter is made up of particles: there is no particle. Eliminate this one tenet of faith, and the paradoxes and uncertainty principles blow-away, leaving a vision that "clicks together".

In this clear-eyed book, Wolff is not the first to suggest there is no particle as such, but he is the first (as far as I know) to provide the specific theoretical framework and fully develop this idea. What he does do is show that the theories conform with observations and theories proposed by non-fringe science such as Erwin Schrodinger and Einstein. These theories are explained in terms that are understandable, and don't delve into technobabble.

Instead, the book uses stories, wit and crisp writing to make the case that we are keeping a death-grip on the "particle" idea simply because it is a received assumption of Western Science handed down from Aristotle. Well, we gave up the ghost on the Sun revolving around the Earth (another Aristotle tenet) too when observations rendered it indefensible.

There is math in the later chapters, if you are interested in the formulas and proofs. They are relatively simple when compared to the tortured mathematical constructs of String Theory, but I think that simply reinforces that WSM is the theory that TRULY earns the term "Elegant Universe".

Schrödinger's Universe is tops.

One of the very best books, that has recently come out, is Dr. Milo Wolff's brand new book: Schrödinger's Universe.

I've now finished reading it and I predict that someday it will be ranked in importance right up there next to Newton's Principia.

Huygens -- famous for the first pendulum clock and wave theory of light -- admitted to Newton that the mathematical concept, in his Principia, was brilliant but Huygens complained to Newton that it didn't tell us why gravity and centrifugal force were happening.

Now, however, Schrödinger's Universe is finally showing us why.

Wheeler and Feynman tried to prove the electron was a standing wave but failed. Milo Wolff did it by proving the electron was a scalar, standing wave.

I agree with the premise set forth in Milo Wolff's outstanding, new book that this is indeed a scalar, standing wave, resonance universe that gives us the answer as to why we have all of our NATURAL LAWS.

Dr. Wolff, by the way, was one of the few top mathematical physicists on the team that got us to the moon.

Dr. Milo Wolff has mathematically proven this main concept in his brilliant book: All electrons give and receive tiny bits of energy to and from each other, from as far away as the Hubble limit, and they do this basically (in all directions) in a scalar manner. Milo has shown us conclusively that electrons are standing waves that keep reproducing themselves from electrons in their surroundings. Wolff has thereby shown us why this element of reproduction is so inherent to everything in our universe. He has also shown us why surroundings are so important; thus, he has shown us the reason for Mach's principle or why, as Ernst Mach stated, inertial mass depends on the far distant surroundings. Berkeley knew this even before Mach. And Einstein used this knowledge to create General Relativity. Milo Wolff is the very first person to give us a mathematical proof of Mach's principle, or that inertial mass is caused by the distant surroundings. Dr. Wolff emphatically emphasizes that the electron is a scalar, standing wave, resonance having certain spin resonance properties.

This is exactly the type of resonance universe that Schrödinger claimed we have.

There are even some more important "firsts" in Dr. Wolff's book as well. His book makes one really think: If our NATURAL LAWS fail to show us why or how inertial mass, gravity and the other forces are caused then is it possible we've not even scratched the surface yet? Is solid-state pioneer Carver Mead right? Are our NATURAL LAWS so bad that we are still in the Dark Ages of science?

Kurt Gödel proved that those who cannot see the entire universe might assume what they saw were universal laws; when instead these would really be nothing but subset rules, that applied only to their subset realm. Have we made this mistake? Are our NATURAL LAWS merely subset gauge rules, similar to those subset gauge rules used in quantum mechanics?

Schrödinger's Universe turns that seemingly remote possibility into a high probability. This is why Milo's book is so important. It really changes everything we previously thought was true!

Daniel P. Fitzpatrick Jr.

Although not a scientist, I have always been interested in Physics, especially what may be called Atomic or Particle physics. In addition it has always surprised me how much theoretical bias exists in this area. This book presents an experimentally valid model called the Wave Structure of Matter or WSM, which has been suggested by many respected scientific thinkers of our time (Schrodinger among them), but our scientific community still clings to the "little bits of stuff" approach that yields so many apparently unsolvable side issues. Well in any case,its a very good book for guys like me, but I think I would have liked to hear more about the theoretical basis of why this model has not been more widely accepted. A hardy thanks to Milo Wolff for the opportunity to get a (beginners)view of such an important step in modern Physics...

Zopa..

Excellent book for those who want to understand physical reality (their own existence in the universe) simply and sensibly.

Since the time of Newton we have had a discrete particle foundation for matter. However, we know that reality is interconnected so discrete particles just don't work (you have to invent forces / fields to connect them).
The solution was simple (and right in front of us). To describe reality from only one thing existing, Space (which we all experience). Matter is formed from spherical standing waves in space.
Thus the 'particle' is formed at the wave center, the spherical in and out waves provide continual two way communication with all other matter in the universe (what we call forces / fields).

There is a revolution coming to physics, and thus to humanity. This book makes it clear that matter is formed from waves in space.
And it is strange that it has taken us so long to explore this most simple foundation for describing matter / physical reality.

Hope this helps!
Geoff Haselhurst and Karene Howie
http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Most-Simple-Scientific-Theory-Reality.htm

The cursory style of the author/editors has resulted in numerous repetitions, errors, and omissions in the book. On page 13, reference is made to Chapter 15 about the math of gravity, but there is no such chapter! Sometimes the author's tone becomes bitter and frustrated toward the scientific community who has not embraced the Wave Structure of Matter (WSM). The book casts light on the historical background that leads to the WSM, and the author/editors interpret the opinions and statements of some important physicists and philosophers of the past few centuries about energy, matter, and the natural laws governing the universe. As for the WSM, its three principles are based on the so-called "quantum wave medium", which has not been detected or measured. Until such a discovery, it is unlikely the WSM will have any real converts.