What is Physics Rebooted?

A model of elementary waves emanating
from an atom in the center

This blog will explore Lewis Little's Theory of Elementary Waves to see if it can do what it claims: explain physics without contradictory or non-nonsensical theories.  For example, it claims to explain Young's double-slit experiment without needing to believe that the photon or electron exists as both a particle and a wave until someone decides to detect it. If you're not familiar with Young's double-slit experiment--don't worry: this blog will start from the beginning and explain the actual experiments which often get lost in discussions on wave-particle duality.

The layout of each section will be very simple.  First, a famous experiment will be described, often with instructions on how one can perform the experiment themselves.  Second, the odd behavior observed will be explained with Little's Theory of Elementary Waves as best as I understand it. The goal will be to see if Little's ideas can explain the observed behavior in a straight-forward, non-contradictory way that can be understood by any person with an understanding in basic science. Lastly, alternative explanations of the behavior observed in the experiment will be provided which have some contradictory, weird or non-nonsensical elements in them. The experiments presented on this blog are ones which traditionally have strange or contradictory explanations.

Most of the experiments are from the 19th century when the nature of light, or electromagnetic radiation, was being discovered. Science is often messy, with many false starts and incorrect theories which need to be corrected before real progress can be made. It is analogous to the need to reboot a computer once the operating system get corrupted with some misbehaving code. Little's contention is that some key mistakes were made regarding the nature of light and these have propagated for more than a hundred years. Let's see if his theory is the necessary correction to understand the true nature of light as well as the physical world.

In summary, this blog will have a simple format:

1. What is the experiment? In modern times, physics principles are taught without a description of the underlying experiment, and this leads to confusion. Since we are questioning the physics principles, or explanations, we need to have a clear understanding of the actual experiment.
2. How is the experiment explained by the Theory of Elemental Waves? Can the theory adequately account for the experimental results without violating the law of identity or the law of causality?
3. What are other explanations of the experiment? This section will vary according to the experiment but in most cases, many explanations will be provided, most of which will violate the law of identity and/or causality.