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A Weekend with Einstein and Augustine

We are all looking for love. What if love is at the very ground of our being? What if love has been there all along but we failed to recognize it? 

To find this love and its Source, author and speaker Roland Trujillo takes us on a weekend tour of the universe with Drs. Albert Einstein and Aurelius Augustine. Fasten your seat belts because you will explore outer space—even be present at the creation of the universe—and inner space—and search for answers to our deepest needs for love, fulfillment and meaning. 

You will learn of the mystery of time and why it holds the secret to eternal life. You will find out what is the interface between matter and the spiritual source of creation, and you will discover the interface between human consciousness and Divine Providence. 

Roland Trujillo, M.S., D.P.P., O.M. is the author of 16 books. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses for 20 years and has hosted a radio program for 24 years. About his book Roland says: "Nature and the cosmos are knowable. Stable, logical, orderly, predictable laws govern nature. Only a very smart benevolent, consistent and thoughtful Father Physicist and Master Mathematician could have come up with such a wonderful place. He made it, He sustains it; and He lets us discover it, study it and even major in it. Logic and reality, mathematics and what is, and religion and science are all part of one whole--a comprehensible universe." 

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Did you know that Albert Einstein called Aurthur Eddington's  Mathematical Theory of Relativity the finest presentation of the subject in any language?

You can read it online at Archive.org

Want to watch a really nice documentary on Einstein?
Watch this PBS Nova presentation. It is first rate

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The heavens declare the glory of God;

the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;

night after night they display knowledge.

There is no speech or language

where their voice is not heard.

Their voice goes out into all the earth,

their words to the ends of the world.

In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,

which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion,

like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

It rises at one end of the heavens

and makes its circuit to the other;

nothing is hidden from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect,

reviving the soul.

The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,

making wise the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right,

giving joy to the heart.

The commands of the Lord are radiant,

giving light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is pure,

enduring forever.

The ordinances of the Lord are sure

and altogether righteous.

They are more precious than gold,

than much pure gold;

they are sweeter than honey,

than honey from the comb.

By them is your servant warned;

in keeping them there is great reward.

Who can discern his errors?

Forgive my hidden faults.

Keep your servant also from willful sins;

may they not rule over me.

Then will I be blameless,

innocent of great transgression.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be pleasing in your sight,

O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

 Psalm 19. This is such a beautiful Psalm, especially when read aloud. I highlighted my favorite verses. The law of the Lord is perfect. His statutes are perfect. His truth is perfect.

Look at the perfection of Maxwell's equations, of the laws of physics, of mathematics. I never cease to marvel how certain measurements turn out to be inversely proportional to the square of something. Perfection in every case. 

Father Stanly Jaki, the eminent Templeton Prize winner and physicist, makes reference to this Psalm in his book Science and Creation; from eternal cycles to an oscillating universe.

I am really excited. It is now exclusively available at Scribd 

Roland


Did you know that Albert Einstein called Aurthur Eddington's  Mathematical Theory of Relativity the finest presentation of the subject in any language?

You can read it online at Archive.org

Want to watch a really nice documentary on Einstein?
Watch this PBS Nova presentation. It is first rate

A Reading from Albert Einstein's The Evolution of Physics

WHAT IS A WAVE? 

from The Evolution of Physics 
by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld

A bit of gossip starting in London reaches Edinburgh
very quickly, even though not a single individual
who takes part in spreading it travels between these
two cities. There are two quite different
motions involved, that of the rumor, London to Edinburgh,
and that of the persons who spread the rumor.

The wind, passing over a field of grain, sets up a wave
which spreads our across the whole field. Here again
we must distinguish between the motion of the wave
and the motion of the separate plants, which undergo
only small oscillations. We have all seen the waves that
spread in wider and wider circles when a stone is  thrown
into a pool of water. The motion of the wave
is very different from that of the particles of water.

The particles merely go up and down.
The observed  motion of the wave is that of a state
of matter and not  of matter itself. A cork floating on
the wave shows this  clearly, for it moves up and down
in imitation of the  actual motion of the water, instead
of being carried  along by the wave.

In order to understand better the mechanism of the  wave
let us again consider an idealized experiment.
Suppose that a large space is filled quite uniformly
with  water, or air, or some other "medium". Somewhere in
the centre there is a sphere. At the beginning of the
experiment there is no motion at all. Suddenly the
sphere begins to "breathe" rhythmically, expanding  and
contracting in volume, although retaining its  spherical
shape. What will happen in the medium?

Let us begin our examination at the moment the
sphere  begins to expand. The particles of the medium in the
immediate vicinity of the sphere are pushed out, so that  the
density of a spherical shell of water, or air, as the case
may be, is increased above its normal value.

Similarly, when the sphere contracts, the density of that
part of the medium immediately surrounding it will be decreased.
These changes of density are propagated  throughout the
entire medium. The particles constituting the medium perform
only small vibrations, but  the whole motion is that of a
progressive wave.

The  essentially new thing here is that for the first time we
consider the motion of something which is not matter,
but energy propagated through matter.   Using the example of
the pulsating sphere, we may  introduce two general physical
concepts, important for  the characterization of waves.
The first is the velocity  with which the wave spreads.

This will depend on the  medium, being different for water
and air, for example.  The second concept is that of
wavelength. In the case  of waves on a sea or river it is
the distance from the  trough of one wave to that of the
next, or from the  crest of one wave to that of the next.

Thus sea waves  have greater wave-length than river waves.
In the  case of our waves set up by a pulsating sphere the
wave-length is the distance, at some definite time,  between
two neighboring spherical shells showing  maxima or minima
of density. It is evident that this  distance will not depend
on the medium alone. The rate  of pulsation of the sphere
will certainly have a great  effect, making the wave-length
shorter if the pulsation  becomes more rapid, longer if the
pulsation becomes  slower.
This concept of a wave proved very
successful in  physics. It is definitely a mechanical concept.
The  phenomenon is reduced to the motion of particles which,
according to the kinetic theory, are constituents of
matter. Thus every theory which uses the concept of
wave can, in general, be regarded as a mechanical  theory.
For example, the explanation of acoustical  phenomena is
based essentially on this concept. Vibrat-  ing bodies,
such as vocal cords and violin strings, are  sources of
sound waves which are propagated through  the air in the
manner explained for the pulsating sphere.  It is thus
possible to reduce all acoustical phenomena to  mechanics
by means of the wave concept.   It has been emphasized
that we must distinguish  between the motion of the particles
and that of the wave  itself, which is a state of the medium.

The two are  very different, but it is apparent that in
our example of  the pulsating sphere both motions take
place in the same straight line. The particles of the medium
oscillate  along short line segments, and the density increases
and  decreases periodically in accordance with this motion.
The direction in which the wave spreads and the line
on which the oscillations lie are the same. This type of
wave is called longitudinal. But is this the only kind
of  wave? It is important for our further considerations
to  realize the possibility of a different kind of wave,
called  transverse.   Let us change our previous example.

We still have  the sphere, but it is immersed in a medium
of a different  kind, a sort of jelly instead of air or water.
Furthermore, the sphere no longer pulsates but rotates
in one  direction through a small angle and then back again,
always in the same rhythmical way and about a definite
axis. The jelly adheres to the sphere and thus the
adhering portions are forced to imitate the motion.
These portions force those situated a little farther
away  to imitate the same motion, and so on, so that a
wave is  set up in the medium. If we keep in mind the
distinction between the motion of the medium and the motion
of the wave, we see that here they do not lie on the same
line.

The wave is propagated in the direction of the radius of
the sphere, while the parts of the medium  move
perpendicularly to this direction. We have thus
created a transverse wave.

Waves spreading on the surface of water are
transverse. A floating cork only bobs up and down, but the
wave spreads along a horizontal plane. Sound waves,
on the other hand, furnish the most .  .  .

Read more online in pdf fulltext or eBook formats -
click here and go to page 104

Thanks and kudos to archive.org for having this wonderful 

book available to read online. I found a paperback version 

at the North Berkeley library and I'm reading it now. 

A great book with some behind the scenes 

info on Mr. Infeld and Banish Hoffmann (who wrote a couple 

of books I really like including The Tyranny of Tests). 

The Evolution of Physics is written so that both 

a physicist and a layman can enjoy it. 

Of course, I really like the chapter on light and 

the chapter on Maxwell's equations. 

A Great Book about Math, Maxwell and Physics - Dr. Roland Recommends

A nice philosophical approach to math and physics, with enough biographical info blended in to make it interesting.

Here is an excerpt from the book description:

Imagine you are fluent in a magical language of prophecy, a language so powerful it can accurately describe things you cannot see or even imagine. Einstein's Heroes takes you on a journey of discovery about just such a miraculous language--the language of mathematics--one of humanity's most amazing accomplishments.
Blending science, history, and biography, this remarkable book reveals the mysteries of mathematics, focusing on the life and work of three of Albert Einstein's heroes: Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, and especially James Clerk Maxwell, whose work directly inspired the theory of relativity. Robyn Arianrhod bridges the gap between science and literature, portraying mathematics as a language and arguing that a physical theory is a work of imagination involving the elegant and clever use of this language. The heart of the book illuminates how Maxwell, using the language of mathematics in a new and radical way, resolved the seemingly insoluble controversy between Faraday's idea of lines of force and Newton's theory of action-at-a-distance. In so doing, Maxwell not only produced the first complete mathematical description of electromagnetism, but actually predicted the existence of the radio wave, teasing it out of the mathematical language itself.
Here then is a fascinating look at mathematics: its colorful characters, its historical intrigues, and above all its role as the uncannily accurate language of nature.

A Free Book All About Maxwell's Equations from Wikipedia

By now you know that I am a big fan of Maxwell's equations. Especially the 4th, Ampere's with the displacement current.

I kn ow it seems unusual that a senior pastor would suddenly become interested in physics, but that's the way it is.

Anyway, here is something really cool that I just found. A book dedicated to Maxwell's Equations.

Thank you Wikipedia. Please donate to them for their great work.

Emanuel Swedenborg on Light and Heat and Some Comments by Dr. Roland Trujillo

The following excerpt is about spiritual light and heat.

Swedenborg saw the correspondences (or parallels) between the spiritual and the natural.

For example, I can see that light represents wisdom and heat represents warmth. In the winter you have light, but no heat. But in the spring, light plus heat will awaken the seeds to sprout.

Frequency times wavelength equals the speed of light. Light is an electromagnetic wave that moves along, with a changing electric field causing a changing magnetic field, and then the changing magnetic field causes the changing electric field. And so on.

Can you see the correspondence with love and wisdom. Faith without works is dead says the Bible. You need works to complete the action. Thought is not enough, we must walk the walk. A good thought, based in faith and love, leads to action. Without the works, the faith is not complete.

The electrostatic field represents wisdom (light) and the magnetic field represents love (in the form of attraction). One could view the light as the love (warmth) and magnetic field as the wisdom which arranges and orders things in its field. Love and wisdom work so closely together that you cannot have one without the other. And so it is in the natural realm, you have electricity and magnetism working hand in hand.

Maxwell added a little something to his fourth equation (Ampere's equation) to help the electromagnetic wave keep moving in space. Could it be that in spiritual terms, that little something is the spark of inspiration from God--could it be that this spark, or perhaps a rapport with our Creator is what permits our words and deeds to continue to a good fruition, despite the persecution and opposition we must bear?

We humans must act in love out of wisdom (what we know in our heart is right). When our action flows directly from wordless inspiration, you have a flow. This flow, or movement, is good for us and for others. it is only when we do not flow, but instead analyze the consequences that the flow is broken and we them move out of self interest, self protection or fear, not out of love.


Now Emanuel Swedenborg:

FROM THAT SUN PROCEED HEAT AND LIGHT; THE HEAT PROCEEDING FROM IT IS IN ITS ESSENCE LOVE, AND THE LIGHT FROM IT IS IN ITS ESSENCE WISDOM.

It is well known that in the Word, and thence in the common language of preachers, the Divine Love is expressed by fire; as when prayer is offered that heavenly fire may fill the heart, and kindle holy desires to worship God: the reason is that fire corresponds to love, and thence signifies it. Hence it is that Jehovah God appeared before Moses as a fire in the bush, and in like manner before the children of Israel on Mount Sinai; and that it was commanded for fire to be kept perpetually upon the altar, and for the lights of the lamp stand in the tabernacle to be lighted every evening: these commands were given because fire signified love.

[2] That such fire has heat proceeding from it appears plainly from the effects of love: thus a man is set on fire, grows warm, and becomes inflamed, as his love is exalted into zeal, or into the glow of anger. The heat of the blood, or the vital heat of men and of animals in general, proceeds solely from love, which constitutes their life. Neither is infernal fire anything else than love opposed to heavenly love. Thence it is, as was stated above, that the Divine Love appears to the angels in their world as the sun, fiery, like our sun; and that the angels enjoy heat according to their reception of love from Jehovah God by means of that sun.

[3] It follows from this that the light there is in its essence wisdom; for love and wisdom, like Being (esse) and Manifestation (existere), are indivisible, since love is manifested by means of wisdom and according to it. This is as it is in our world: at the time of spring heat unites itself with light, and causes germination, and at length fruit. Moreover, every one knows that spiritual heat is love and spiritual light is wisdom; for a man grows warm as he loves, and his understanding is in light as he becomes wise.

[4] I have often seen that spiritual light. It immensely exceeds natural light in brightness and splendour, for it is as brightness and splendour in their very essence: it appears like resplendent and dazzling snow, such as the garments of the Lord appeared when He was transfigured (Mark 9:3; Luke 9:29). As light is wisdom, therefore the Lord calls Himself the light which enlightens every man (John 1:9); and says in other places that He is light itself (John 3:19; 8:12; 12:35, 36, 46); that is, that He is the Divine Truth itself, which is the Word, thus wisdom itself.

[5] It is believed that natural light [lumen], which also is rational, proceeds from the light of our world: but it proceeds from the light of the sun of the spiritual world; for the sight of the mind flows into the sight of the eye, thus also the light of the spiritual world into the light of the natural world, but not the other way round: were it otherwise, there would be physical and not spiritual influx.