The Role of Experiments in Physics and Challenges to Established Theories

Dr. C.S. Unnikrishnan is a professor at the School of Quantum Technology at the Defense Institute of Advanced Technology. Unnikrishnan is also a key member of the LIGO-India project and a member of the global LIGO Scientific Collaboration. His work has led him to some revolutionary conclusions about the nature of gravity, light, and the missing medium for these invisible actions. Our conversation gets into the details of his Machian approach to understanding the cosmos, which his calls "cosmic gravity." We discuss Henri Bergson's criticism of relativity, Einstein's transformation into quantum mascot, and issues with simultaneity in cosmic physics. Tell us your thoughts in the comments! Paper discussed in this podcast: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1466/1/012007 Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB 00:00 Go! 00:04:57 Revisiting old experiments to learn something new 00:13:23 A lack of absolute reference points 00:25:05 Reevaluating Einstein a Century On 00:35:22 Testing the constancy of the speed of light 00:43:25 Why is breaking physics preferred to an undetectable aether? 00:54:36 Evidence of light speed changes 01:04:39 Could Michaelson & Morley have given a different result? 01:21:16 Why was Michaelson's 1925 detection of the aether ignored? 01:25:38 Henri Bergson, Einstein, and Simultaneity 01:33:17 Simultaneity that is experienced 01:42:19 Mathematical elegance in conflict with reality 01:48:59 Is revisiting the constancy of light speed possible? 01:56:08 The solutions offered by a Machian paradigm 02:03:59 One universal frame intro 02:09:10 Are there two theories about light possible, or can only one prevail? 02:20:54 Is there an alternative to fields? 02:29:36 Closing thoughts #sciencepodcast, #QuantumPhysics, #CosmicGravity, #LIGOIndia, #MachianPhysics, #QuantumTechnology, #Einstein, #HenriBergson, #Relativity, #QuantumMascot, #Simultaneity, #GravityTheory, #PhysicsPodcast, #ScientificCollaboration, #Astrophysics, #CosmicPhysics, #ScienceRevolution, #theoreticalphysics , #QuantumMechanics, #LIGOProject, #PhysicsCommunity Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671