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	User:Decumanus/peter lynds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In January, the Peter Lynds article underwent numerous edits involving a debate about the tone of the article largely between a single anonymous editor and a group of other editors, including myself.
		The widespread belief is that Lynds has, as I would assert too, capitalized on the fact that the mass media, and the population at larges, loves the idea of the "Young Einstein" who confounds the eggheads [1].
		Lynds' self-promotion, unto itself, is actually nothing new, in the sense that various crackpots and self-promoters are a consistent feature of physics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/User:Decumanus/peter_lynds (2844 words)

	Peter Lynds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peter Lynds (born May 17, 1975) is a New Zealander who drew sudden attention in 2003 with the publication of an article on the study of time, mechanics and Zeno's paradoxes.
		Lynds rose to sudden prominence following a press release [1] which was picked up by the scientific news site Eurekalert.org on July 31, 2003 [2].
		Both the subject of Lynds' article, as well as the means by which he came to the attention of the media, have remained controversial topics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Lynds (382 words)

	Ephilosopher :: Puzzles and Paradoxes :: Zeno's Paradox Solved? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lynds says that the paradoxes arose because people assumed wrongly that objects in motion had determined positions at any instant in time, thus freezing the bodies motion static at that instant and enabling the impossible situation of the paradoxes to be derived.
		According to Lynds, through the derivation of the rest of physics, the absence of an instant in time and determined relative position, and consequently also velocity, necessarily means the absence of all other precisely determined physical magnitudes and values at a time, including space and time itself.
		Lynd's opinion seems to confirm Zeno's apparent suspicions that motion is in fact an illusion which cannot occur amidst the reality beyond the mind's perception of definite moments of time, and precise points in space.
	ephilosopher.com /phpBB_14-action-viewtopic-topic-329-forum-14-start... (3896 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Research \| The strange story of Peter Lynds
		Some spotted that Lynds had a job as a tutor at a radio broadcast college and suggested the whole thing was a hoax or a publicity stunt to ridicule a gullible media.
		Lynds goes on to say there is no moment at which time can be considered to have stopped - even for an instant - and so an object's position can never be precisely determined at any time.
		Lynds says the comment originally appeared in one of the reports written by the scientists who were assessing his work when he sent it to the first journal - and he then mentioned it to a newspaper.
	education.guardian.co.uk /higher/research/story/0,9865,1017994,00.html (1262 words)

	ImmInst.org -> Who is Peter Lynds?
		"Peter Lynds, a 27 year old broadcasting school tutor from Wellington, New Zealand, establishes that there is a necessary trade off of all precisely determined physical values at a time, for their continuity through time, and in doing so, appears to throw age old assumptions about determined instantaneous physical magnitude and time on their heads.
		Lynds' begins his analysis with this postulate: "there is not a precise static instant in time underlying a dynamical physical process" (incidentally, a postulate, by definition, "is often incapable of proof").
		Lynds resolves the paradox, examines varied implications for classical and quantum physics, and then derives some very interesting conclusions about the nature of time, all of which in turn affects our understanding and appreciation of the prospect of, and quest for, immortality.
	www.imminst.org /forum/index.php?s=&act=ST&f=9&t=1491&st=0& (7776 words)

	Wired 13.06: Time's Up, Einstein
		Lynds revised it and submitted it a third time...
		The paper was published in August 2003, and Lynds became a celebrity.
		Lynds' paper, "Time and Classical and Quantum Mechanics: Indeterminacy vs. Continuity," is the latest chapter in a story that begins with Zeno and runs through Newton and Einstein to today.
	wired.com /wired/archive/13.06/physics.html (631 words)

	Gauntlet Opinions - Academic shackles
		In his paper, Lynds argues that there are no particular instants in time, only moments of transition, a concept which might fundamentally change how we observe and measure things in the universe.
		Writing a seminal publication would be a significant milestone in most careers, but crowning Lynds' achievement was the fact that he did it largely without the benefit of established academics in the field.
		Lynds' success in a field outside his own should reinforce the idea that academic rigidity can hinder advances as much as it helps to reinforce the status quo in the field.
	gauntlet.ucalgary.ca /story/6121 (646 words)

	Hot Topics - Does Time Exist?
		One individual, Peter Lynds, has put his reputation on the line to try and prove that thinking of time and motion in measured segments, like frames in a film, is wrong-headed.
		Lynds goes as far as saying that if instants, rather than intervals, of time were a cosmological truth, then none of us would be here today.
		Lynds’ theory, Time and Classical and Quantum Mechanics: Indeterminacy vs. Continuity, has caused quite a commotion amongst academics, some even saying that his theory is a hoax and that Lynds doesn’t actually exist.
	www.scienceagogo.com /news/denying_time.shtml (1001 words)

	Time Revisited
		Peter Lynds, a 27 year old New Zealander, began thinking about time while working in a tedious, dead-end insurance job.
		Lynds says there is no moment at which time can be considered to have stopped—even for an instant—and so an object's position can never be precisely determined at any time.
		Lynd's paper flies in the face of much previous work, but is also garnering a great deal of praise.
	www.nasonart.com /writing/time.html (504 words)

	Claims of a Breakthrough in Physics Rebutted by Greek Researcher.
		Lynds' paper divided the opinion of the journal referees sharply and while some claimed this is ground-breaking work some others insisted it is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of analysis and calculus by the author and recommended its rejection.
		But just earlier in the paper, Lynds argues that by nature, a precise instant in time does not have a duration so neither a progression of instants in time and motion in such a progression would be a perpetuation of static frozen motion and as such continuity is impossible.
		On one hand Lynds claims precise static instants in time do not exist and on the other he asserts that a chronological progression through definite instants of time is required for the flow of time.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2003/9/prweb75393.htm (926 words)

	News in Science - Newtonian physics reworked by amateur - 12/08/2003
		The controversial new model of time, developed by Peter Lynds - a broadcasting tutor from Wellington - appears in the August issue of the journal, Foundation of Physics Letters, and has generated heated discussion in theoretical physics.
		Lynds argues that conventional physics has assumed that at any point in time, a moving object - like an arrow - has a specific position in space.
		Lynds said his model doesn't prove Isaac Newton - the 17th century British scientist and founder of physics - was wrong: "The mathematics still work exactly the same and provide the same answers, but it's just that the assumption - that a mathematical time value represents an instant and a specific position - is wrong."
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s920462.htm (729 words)

	ZENO'S PARADOX: A RESPONSE TO MR. LYNDS (by Eric Engle)
		Lynds' solution however is not to re-iterate the relativistic assumptions of the convertability of matter/energy and space/time.
		It seems that Lynds believes merely be reaffirming the static nature of objects that they somehow become necessarily frozen forever at one point in space time.
		But Lynds does not compel a solution to the paradox, first due to flawed method, and second because the paradox is unsolvable as it is comparing incommensurates, namely distance/time with distance/distance.
	www.lexnet.bravepages.com /ZENO.html (2518 words)

	The Mysterious Peter Lynds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peter Lynds, in other words, appeared to be exactly what he claimed to be: a 27-year-old college dropout who had succeeded in getting an article published in a physics journal.
		Peter explained to me that Brooke was his 'media representative' and that they had agreed to send all correspondence about the press release directly to him.
		Lynds, who's supposed to be a tutor at a Radio College in fact is listed as a student there.
	www.museumofhoaxes.com /comments/peterlynds.html (1918 words)

	Peter Lynds Paper on the Indeterminacy of Time
		Lynd's idea started with the knowledge that our experiments have thus far implied that we cannot pinpoint any particular quantity at a true "instant" of time having no duration.
		I believe the essence of Lynd's proposal is that we stop considering the math to be ideal and reality to imperfectly fit the math, and rather focus on making our models better fit reality.
		Lynds best shot is in the area of "Philosophy" since it is forever beyond Science to prove or disprove any physical discrepancy.
	lofi.forum.physorg.com /Peter-Lynds-Paper-on-the-Indeterminacy-of-Time_2045.html (5179 words)

	MIND Exchange
		According to Lynds, the absence of an instant in time and determined relative position, and consequently also velocity, necessarily also means the absence of all other precisely determined physical magnitudes and values at a time, including space and time itself.
		What Peter Lynds got right is the notion that the concept of time is a tool we use to think about and measure motion.
		Lynds states that:” it's due to natures very exclusion of a time as a fundamental physical quantity, that time as it is measured in physics, or relative interval, and as such, motion and physical continuity are possible in the first instance.”
	www.kurzweilai.net /mindx/show_thread.php?rootID=19209 (11626 words)

	epiphany in c (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As a result of Lynd's assertion that there is no such thing as a static moment in time (and the related discussion of what this all means), he has moved on to solve Zeno's Paradoxes - a mere 2500 years after they were proposed.
		Peter Lynds: I think both camps are to blame, in that neither should really see themselves as being in different camps in the first place.
		Peter Lynds: There are people who's work I admire, and I was actually recently contacted by one of them which gave me a big thrill, but I haven't really given any thought to possibly collaborating with any of them.
	www.in-c.blogspot.com /2003_12_01_in-c_archive.html (3480 words)

	Time, Mechanics and Zeno Undergo Revision
		He then invited Lynds to take part in an international conference on the foundations of quantum theory in Sweden.
		Lynds continues that the cosmological proposal of imaginary time also isn't compatible with a consistent physical description, both as a consequence of this, and secondly, "because it's the relative order of events that's relevant, not the direction of time itself, as time doesn't go in any direction."
		Although Lynds remembers being frustrated with Grigson, and once standing at a flboard explaining how simple it was and telling him to "hurry up and get it".
	www.spacedaily.com /news/time-03a.html (1638 words)

	Peter Lynds' paper and his 'theory' of time
		An article about some Peter Lynds fellow and his mind-blowing theory of time that has "rocked the physics world" appeared on Slashdork.
		I would say "please pass me a kleenex" regardless of the brand of tissue paper at hand because I fully expect the owner of the tissue paper to understand what I mean and not drive down to the store to buy Kleenex brand tissue paper.
		The points is, Peter Lynds says nothing astonighing new.
	www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=4480 (1795 words)

	New Zealand Mathematician’s Time Theories Published at last
		University drop-out Peter Lynds, 27, of Wellington says he has further plans for mathematical and philosophical explorations after publication of his theories on the nature of time...
		Mr Lynds, who studied at university for just six months, said his paper, Time and Classical and Quantum Mechanics: Indeterminacy vs Discontinuity, was being published in the August issue of a Dutch-based journal, Foundations of Physics Letters.
		Now a broadcasting school tutor, Mr Lynds said his paper established that there was a necessary trade-off of all precisely determined physical values at a time, for their continuity through time.
	www.wayfareronline.com /news/2003/august/aug08-018.html (226 words)

	New Theory of Time Rattles Halls of Science - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Lynds is doing impressive advances in theoretical physics without an academic background in physics.
		Peter Lynds has a lot to prove before he can be considered the new genius.
		What Lynds did that was quite impressive to physicists was his explanation of Zeno's Paradox of the Arrow.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=5233 (853 words)

	Peter Lynds and Zeno's Paradox
		This is the notion that Lynds has developed in his ideas about time - that what is important is the idea of an interval rather than what happens at individual points of time.
		This is what really demonstrates the flaws in Lynds' work - he does not seem to have studied enough of the subjects which he is writing about to be able to make any meaningful advances.
		It is a shame that no one said to Lynds 'well that's looks interesting, now why don't you learn something about the subject?' If he can learn a little humility and a lot of mathematics and physics then he may produce something worthwhile.
	www.chronon.org /articles/ZenoLynds.html (977 words)

	Physics Help and Math Help - Physics Forums - Beyond Peter Lynds
		Independently of whether Peter Lynds is really right or wrong, I think he has put his finger on a sore spot in the way reality as a whole is most often being approached.
		If the words “Peter Lynds” disturbs you, you may simply leave them away and respond to the problem as is stated, which is independent of any person.
		I guess if Lynds were only repackaging some old ideas, there would be less turmoil about him.
	www.physicsforums.com /printthread.php?t=4901&page=2&pp=15 (1458 words)

	Wired Article About Peter Lynds
		What I suspected was that Lynds was creating all kinds of phony aliases to promote his work.
		For instance, I suspected that Lynds was using false names to post flattering comments about himself on message boards.
		I also became suspicious that a press release written about him (the press release which brought him to the attention of most people) was actually written by Lynds himself.
	www.museumofhoaxes.com /hoax/weblog/comments/3224/P20 (895 words)

	Ephilosopher :: Puzzles and Paradoxes :: Zeno's Paradox Solved? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He is theorising in an area that most people think is settled.
		This is not to say Lynds is right.
		I don't know why Lynds' paper was necessary.
	www.ephilosopher.com /phpBB_14-action-viewtopic-topic-329-forum-14-start-0.html (3894 words)

	Re: Peter lynds: a right move
		Lynds plainly states that time can be sliced into smaller and smaller increments, down to the limits of Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (HUP).
		Lynds paper is this: If time can be sliced into smaller and smaller pieces depending on advancements in technology, then what other than technology prevents smaller slices of time even upon meeting the limit posed by HUP?
		Lynds merely attempts to substitute his theory of motion's trade-off between indeterminancy in place of HUP.
	www.lns.cornell.edu /spr/2003-09/msg0054083.html (630 words)

	digital digs: no time like the present
		Wired has a interesting article on physics outsider Peter Lynds, whose work extends on Einstein's in contending that time does not exist as such.
		Lynds hypothesizes that "in respect to causality, it would be nonconscious cognition that is the result of neuronal processes in the brain that causes consciousness: consciousness would be an emergent property of neuronal activity.
		Everything that Lynds says about time, as the article notes, was already implicit with Zeno.
	alexreid.typepad.com /digital_digs/2005/06/no_time.html (486 words)

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