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Physics

Measurements and Observations Discussion by Topic Other References


Measurements and Observations

3-body problems

Statistical mechanics

1st Law of Thermodynamics

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

Speed of light

Doppler effect

Radioactive decay

Pair production

Nature of light

Uncertainty principles

Causal systems

CP violation

Standard model

Neutrinoes


Discussion by Topic

Nature of subspace and dimensionality

INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRMAMENT by Gerardus D. Bouw, Ph.D.
MASSIVE SUPERSTRINGS AND THE FIRMAMENT Gerardus D. Bouw, Ph.D.
MASSIVE SUPERSTRINGS AND THE FIRMAMENT Continued
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MASSIVE SUPERSTRINGS AND THE FIRMAMENT Continued Conclusion
FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS by Don B. DeYoung

Nature of Time

 SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVING TO DO WITH TIME by Harold S. Slusher
The Time Dimension: Its Relationship to the Origin of Life By Dr. A. E. Wilder Smith

Validity of Thermodynamic arguements for creation

Since the laws of thermodynamics are well known and their validity is well confirmed, it is natural to evaluate evolutionary theory in light of its laws.  Over generalizations have been made in the past that overstate the case against evolution.  A reader must be careful to critic the arguements made both for and against evolution.  Although some articles argue for evolution through thermodynamic analogies, most of the pro-evolutionary articles stress that thermodynamics does not exclude the possibility of evolution.  While reading through the articles below, think through the following questions.

Consistency of planetary aggregation and orbital mechanics

Speed of light and the size of the universe

 The Decay of c-decay
Atomic Constants, Light, and Time - This article is written by Barry Sutterfield and Trevor Norman and discusses the implications of a change in the speed of light over time.
Speed of Light Slowing Down? - This is an article that appeared in Personal Update January 1999 a publication of Koinonia House Ministries .
Constancy of the Speed of Light - This web page lists abstracts from presentations related to the changing speed of light.
HAS THE SPEED OF LIGHT DECAYED? by Lenny Flank
HAS THE SPEED OF LIGHT DECAYED? by Gerald E. Aardsma
STARLIGHT AND THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE by Richard Niessen
How can light get to us from stars which are millions of light-years away in a universe which the Bible claims is only thousands of years old?
 If the earth is only 6,000 years old, how do we see stars billions of light years away?
THE DECREASE IN THE SPEED OF LIGHT - AN UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENTS by Malcolm Bowden
Reports of the Death of Speed of Light Decay are Premature by MALCOLM BOWDEN
ON THE CONSTANCY OF THE SPEED OF LIGHT
 Young Earth Argument: Is The Speed Of Light Decreasing ?
An Accelerating Universe, or Light Slowing Down?
"A Time Varying Speed of Light as a Solution to Cosmological Puzzles, " by Andreas Albrecht and Joao Magueijo, (PDF file, 288k)
Barry Setterfield on cDK Setterfield’s response to Skiff’s criticism featured in Kelly’s book, Creation and Change © 1999 Barry Setterfield
Is nothing sacred? Illustration: Daniel Mackie  Call it heresy, but all the big cosmological problems will simply melt away, if you break one rule, says John D. Barrow--the rule that says the speed of light never varies
A Brief History of c
Implications of Non-Constant Light Velocity by Lambert Dolphin
The Speed of Light - A Limit on Principle? A physicist's view on an old controversy Last modification 3rd February '98 by Laro Schatzer
Chapter 4: Missing the Obvious

Orbital anomalies in the solar system

Ideal physical constants

Strong evidence for a designer comes from the fine-tuning of the universal constants and the solar system, e.g.
GRAVITY by Don B. DeYoung, Ph.D.

Changing physical constants

Atomic Behavior, Light, and the Red-Shift Abstract and Summary by Barry Setterfield June 9, 1995
A New Redshift Interpretation, by Robert V. Gentry (pdf)

Implications of quantum mechanics

Precision, accuracy, and knowability

Ether and the transmission of light

Validity of the Copenhagen interpretation of QM & Possible violation of causality

 Creation and Quantum Mechanics by Don B. DeYoung Ph.D.
Philosophy and Quantum Mechanics by Mark I. Vuletic
QUANTUM MECHANICS IN PLAIN ENGLISH By Erica Carlson
Quantum Mechanics, a Modern Goliath by Hugh Ross, Ph. D.
Can God Be Found in Physics? Michael Dickson

CP violation and the asymmetry between matter and antimater

Neutrino deficiency and the solar neutrino problem

A Neutrino Cataclysm?

Modeling of radioactive decay

 Radiometric Dating Game - This web site evaluates radiometric dating from a young-earth position.  This site discusses a number of geological dating techniques as well as radiometric ones.
Can Radioisotope Dating Be Trusted? by John D. Morris, Ph.D.
Radiometric Dating And The Bible: A Historical Review by Henry M. Morris
Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth by Larry Vardiman, Ph.D.
RADIOMETRIC DATING USING ISOCHRONS by Dr. Russell Akridge
RADIO-DATING AND THE CREATION "SCIENTISTS" by Lenny Flank
 MYTHS REGARDING RADIOCARBON DATING by Gerald E. Aardsma
CONSEQUENCES OF TIME DEPENDENT NUCLEAR DECAY INDICES ON HALF LIVES by Theodore W. Rybka, Ph.D.
RADIOACTIVE AGE ESTIMATION METHODS - Do they prove the earth is billions of years old?
How accurate is Carbon-14 dating?
How accurate is Carbon-14 dating?
THE USEFULNESS OF CARBON 14 By Hugh Ross, Ph.D.
RADIOISOTOPE AGE R. H. Brown
GENESIS AND TIME: What Radiometric Dating Tells Us Clyde L. Webster, Jr.
Radiometric Dating
DATING OF TIME IN EVOLUTION- 1
DATING OF TIME IN EVOLUTION - 2
SCIENTISTS SPEAK ABOUT RADIODATING
SCIENTISTS SPEAK ABOUT RADIOCARBON DATING
RADIODATING CONFUSION
Isochrons and Evolutionary Dating By Dr. Steven Austin
The Radiometric Dating Game © 1998 by David Plaisted.
Doesn’t carbon dating prove the Earth is millions of years old?
How Accurate Is Radiocarbon Dating?
Radiometric Dating A Christian Perspective Dr. Roger C. Wiens
 Assumptions of Radiometric Dating Author: Doug Sharp
More Bad News for Radiometric Dating
Radiometric Dating A Christian Perspective Dr. Roger C. Wiens
Magma Opus Tells a Tale on Radiometric Dating
Problems with Isochrons
RADIOISOTOPE AGE By R.H. Brown Ph.D.
The Unreliability of Radiometric Dating By Jon Covey
A Reply to Dr. Henke and Others
Reprinted by permission of Associates for Biblical Research (ABR)

Other References

Reading List

"The Natural Sciences Know Nothing of Evolution" By Dr. A. E. Wilder Smith
Time and Eternity by Arthur C. Custance, Ph.D.

Web Sites

Misc Links

 Christian Discipleship and the Challenge of Physics: Formation, Flux, and Focus Robert John Russell
Physics and the Mind of God: The Templeton Prize Address Paul Davies
Creation physics by Barry Williams
Can God Be Found in Physics? Michael Dickson

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