Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre Vigier (Fundamental Theories of Physics, 126)

`From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale' is the precise scope of 55 contributions to a symposium held at UC Berkeley in honor of J-P. Vigier's (Nobel Laureate Louis de Broglie's principal associate) 80th birthday. The volume has a unique perspective in that the chapters, the majority by world-class physicists and astrophysicists, contrast both mainstream conservative approaches and leading edge extended models of fundamental issues in physical theory and observation. For example in the first of the five parts: Astrophysics & Cosmology, papers review Bigbang Cosmology along with articles calling for exploration of alternatives to a Bigbang universe in lieu of recent theoretical and observational developments. This unique perspective continues through the remaining sections on extended EM theory, gravitation, quantum theory, and vacuum dynamics and space-time; making the book a primary source for graduate level and professional academics. It is being said that physical science has entered a period ripening for another `Galilean scope revolution'. Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale provides clear insight into developments about to cause this paradigm shift. World-class physicists and astrophysicists present their most recent thinking on leading edge theoretical and observational work on five main categories of physical science. 1. From The Cosmological Term To The Planck Constant / Jose G. Vargas And D.g. Torr -- 2. Creation Of Matter And Anomalous Redshifts / Jayant V. Narlikar -- 3. The Origin Of Cmbr As Intrinsic Blackbody Cavity-qed Resonance Inherent In The Dynamics Of The Continuous State Topology Of The Dirac Vacuum / Richard L. Amoroso And Jean-pierre Vigier -- 4. Some New Results In Theoretical Cosmology / Wolfgang Rindler -- 5. Whitehead Meets Feynman And The Big Bang / Geoffrey Chew -- 6. Developing The Cosmology Of A Continuous State Universe / Richard L. Amoroso. 7. The Problem Of Observation In Cosmology And The Big Bang / Menas Kafatos -- 8. Absorber Theory Of Radiation In Expanding Universes / Jayant V. Narlikar -- 9. Bohm & Vigier Ideas As A Basis For A Fractal Universe / Corneliu Ciubotariu, Viorel Stancu And Ciprian Ciubotariu -- 10. A Random Walk In A Flat Universe / Fotini Pallikari -- 11. Multiple Scattering Theory In Wolf's Mechanism And Implications In Qso Redshift / Sisir Roy And S. Datta -- 12. Connections Between Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, And Special Astrophysical Processes / Daniel C. Cole. 13. New Developments In Electromagnetic Field Theory / Bo Lehnert -- 14. Comparison Of Near And Far Field Double-slit Interferometry For Dispersion In Propagation Of The Photon Wave-packet / Richard L. Amoroso, Jean-pierre Vigier, Menas Kafatos And Geoffrey Hunter -- 15. Photon Diameter Measurements / G. Hunter, M. Kowalski, R. Mani, L.p. Wadlinger, F. Engler And T. Richardson -- 16. What Is The Evans-vigier Field? / Valeri V. Dvoeglazov -- 17. Non-abelian Gauge Groups For Real And Complex Amended Maxwell's Equations / Elizabeth Rauscher. 18. Experimental Evidence Of Near-field Superluminally Propagating Electromagnetic Fields / William D. Walker -- 19. The Photon Spin And Other Topological Features Of Classical Electromagnetism / Robert M. Kiehn -- 20. The Process Of Photon Emission From Atomic Hydrogen / Marian Kowalski -- 21. Holographic Mind -- Overview: The Integration Of Seer, Seeing, And Seen / Edmond Chouinard -- 22. Photons From The Future / Ralph G. Beil. 23. Can One Unify Gravity And Electromagnetic Fields? / Jean-pierre Vigier And Richard L. Amoroso -- 24. The Dipolar Zero-modes Of Einstein Action / Giovanni Modanese -- 25. Theoretical And Experimental Progress On The Gem (gravity-electro-magnetism) Theory Of Field Unification / John Brandenburg, J.f. Kline And Vincent Di Pietro -- 26. Can Gravity Be Included In Grand Unification? / Peter Rowlands And John P. Cullerne -- 27. Gravitational Energy-momentum In The Tetrad And Quadratic Spinor Representation Of General Relativity / Roh S. Tung And James M. Nester. 28. Spinors In Affine Theory Of Gravity / Horst V. Borzeszkowski And Hans-j. Treder -- 29. A New Approach To Quantum Gravity, An Overview / Sarah B. Bell, John P. Cullerne And Bernard M. Diaz -- 30. Multidimensional Gravity And Cosmology And Problems Of G / M.a. Grebeniuk And Vitaly N. Melnikov -- 31. Quantum Gravity Operators And Nascent Cosmologies / Lawrence B. Crowell -- 32. Gravitational Magnetism: An Update / Saul-paul Sirag -- 33. Quantum Hall Enigmas / Malcolm H. Macgreggor. 34. On The Possible Existence Of Tight Bound State In Quantum Mechanics / A. Dragic, Z. Maric And J.-p. Vigier -- 35. A Chaotic-stochastic Model Of An Atom / Corneliu Ciubotariu, Viorel Stancu And Ciprian Ciubotariu -- 36. Syncronization Versus Simultaneity Relations, With Implications For Interpretations Of Quantum Measurements / Jose G. Vargas And Doulgas G. Torr -- 37. Can Non-local Interferometry Experiments Reveal A Local Model Of Matter? / Joao Marto And J.r. Croca -- 38. Beyond Heisenberg's Uncertainty Limits / Josee R. Croca. 39. Towards A Classical Re-interpretation Of The Schrodinger Equation According To Stochastic Electrodynamics / K. Dechoum, Humberto Franca And C.p. Malta -- 40. The Philosophy Of The Trajectory Representation Of Quantum Mechanics / Edward R. Floyd -- 41. Some Physical And Philosophical Problems Of Causality In The Interpretation Of Quantum Mechanics / Bogdan Lange -- 42. The Force C[superscript 4]/g, The Power C[superscript 5] /g And The Basic Equations Of Quantum Mechanics / Ludwik Kostro -- 43. Progress In Post-quantum Physics And Unified Field Theory / Jack Sarfatti. 44. Polarizable-vacuum Approach To General Relativity / Harold E. Puthoff -- 45. The Inertia Reaction Force And Its Vacuum Origin / Alfonso Rueda And Bernard Haisch -- 46. Engineering The Vacuum / Trevor Marshall -- 47. The Photon As A Charge-neutral And Mass-neutral Composite Particle / Hector A. Munera -- 48. Pregeometry Via Uniform Spaces / Mark Stuckey And Wyeth Raws. 49. A Zpf-mediated Cosmological Origin Of Electron Inertia / Michael Ibison -- 50. Vacuum Radiation, Entropy And The Arrow Of Time / Jean Burns -- 51. Quaternions, Torsion And The Physical Vacuum: Theories Of M. Sachs And G. Shipov Compared / David Cyganski And William S. Page -- 52. Homoloidal Webs, Space Cremona Transformations And The Dimensionality And Signature Of Macro-spacetime / Metod Saniga. 53. Pulse Interaction In Nonlinear Vacuum Electrodynamics / A.m. Ignatov And Vladimir Poponin -- 54. Proposal For Teleportation By Help Of Vacuum Holes / Constantin Leshan, S. Octeabriscoe And R.l. Singerei -- 55. Cosmology, The Quantum Universe, And Electron Spin / Milo Wolff -- 56. On Some Implications Of The Local Theory Th(g)and Of Popper's Experiment / Thomas D. Angelidis. Edited By Richard L. Amoroso ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale' is the precisescope of 55 contributions to a symposium held at UC Berkeley in honorof J-P. Vigier's (Nobel Laureate Louis de Broglie's principalassociate) 80th birthday. The volume has a unique perspective in thatthe chapters, the majority by world-class physicists andastrophysicists, contrast both mainstream conservative approaches andleading edge extended models of fundamental issues in physical theoryand observation. For example in the first of the five parts: "Astrophysics & Cosmology," papers review Bigbang Cosmology alongwith articles calling for exploration of alternatives to a Bigbanguniverse in lieu of recent theoretical and observational developments. This unique perspective continues through the remaining sections onextended EM theory, gravitation, quantum theory, and vacuum dynamicsand space-time; making the book a primary source for graduate leveland professional academics. It is being said that physical science has entered a period ripeningfor another Galilean scope revolution'. "Gravitation andCosmology: " "From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale"provides clear insight into developments about to cause this paradigmshift. World-class physicists and astrophysicists present their mostrecent thinking on leading edge theoretical and observational work onfive main categories of physical science Jean-Pierre Vigier continually labeled one of les heretiques de la science, l’eternel resistant et le patriarche is yet a pillar of modern physics and mathematics, with one leg firmly planted in theory and the other in empiricism spanning a career of nearly 60 years with a publication vitae quickly approaching 400! He wrote of his mentor Louis de Broglie “Great physicists fight great battles”, which perhaps applies even more so to 1 Jean-Pierre Vigier himself . If fortune allows a visit to Paris, reported to be the city of love, and certainly one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in the world; one has been treated to a visual and cultural feast. For example a leisurely stroll from the Musee du Louvre along the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe would instill even the least creative soul with the entelechies of a poets muse. It is perhaps open to theoretical interpretation, but if causal conditions have allowed one to be a physicist, visiting Paris, one may have taken opportunity to visit the portion of the old Latin quarter in place Jussieu where Pierre et Marie Curie Universite, reported to be ‘the best university in France’, is stationed.