Difference between revisions of "Aether"

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The aether was a substance which supposedly occupied all of space, and its existence was thought to be required to explain how light waves could be propagated through space, since all wave transmission requires a medium. Its existence has been postulated in various forms ans uses throughout the ages, from the Ancient Greeks to Newton to the scientists of the Victorian Era. Aristotle called aether the Fifth Element.

Indeed, father of Electromagnetic Theory, James Clark Maxwell, utilizes aether in his treatise:

“ In several parts of this treatise an attempt has been made to explain electromagnetic phenomena by means of mechanical action transmitted from one body to another by means of a medium occupying the space between them. The undulatory theory of light also assumes the existence of a medium. We have now to show that the properties of the electromagnetic medium are identical with those of the luminiferous medium. ” --James Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism/Part IV/Chapter XX

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-'''Aether''' is, according to the [[Aetheric Wind Model]], a substance which fills up the majority of the universe and causes [[Universal Acceleration]].
+The '''aether''' was a substance which supposedly occupied all of space, and its existence was thought to be required to explain how light waves could be propagated through space, since all wave transmission requires a medium. Its existence has been postulated in various forms ans uses throughout the ages, from the Ancient Greeks to Newton to the scientists of the Victorian Era. Aristotle called aether the Fifth Element.
-== Physics ==
+Indeed, father of Electromagnetic Theory, James Clark Maxwell, utilizes aether in his treatise:
-It is made of a mixture of Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He). Aether was formed before the Big Bang, when all matter and energy in the Universe was crushed together in the same particle with near infinite heat and pressure. It is of a state of matter unreachable by man. It, like gas, is very fluid, and is so spread out that not even London Dispersal Forces (van der Waals Forces) affect it. As such, it retains energy indefinitely. It is also what warms the Earth and causes the lava under the crust.
-== See also ==
+{{cite|In several parts of this treatise an attempt has been made to explain electromagnetic phenomena by means of mechanical action transmitted from one body to another by means of a medium occupying the space between them. The undulatory theory of light also assumes the existence of a medium. We have now to show that the properties of the electromagnetic medium are identical with those of the luminiferous medium.}} --James Clerk Maxwell, [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Treatise_on_Electricity_and_Magnetism/Part_IV/Chapter_XX A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism/Part IV/Chapter XX]
-*[[Aetheric Whirlpool]]