Mario Rabinowitz
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Mario Rabinowitz is an American physicist who has published 170 scientific papers on a wide variety of subjects such as Meissner effect
, ball lightning
, black holes, superconductivity
, classical tunneling, nuclear electromagnetic pulse
, equivalence principle
, physical electronics, electrical discharges, surface physics, and vacuum physics. He has written four articles for the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: Two are feature articles on Advanced Electric Power Transmission, and on the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse, in the 1981 and 1986 Yearbooks respectively. Two others are articles on Electrical Insulation (1982, 1987,1992, 1997, and 2002), and Superconducting Devices (1989). He wrote Chapters in three astrophysics books. One Chapter is "Black Hole Paradoxes" http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412101. He is co-author of the 2011 published book, “Rachel, The Little Lady that Could: Her Life, Wisdom, Wit, Poetry, and Singular Insights.”
Rabinowitz has been CEO of Armor Research since 1995. He was Senior Scientist at the Electric Power Research Institute
(EPRI) from 1974 to 1995. Prior to joining EPRI, he did research at Stanford University's SLAC for 7 years. Previously, he was a Manager at Varian Associates, and a Senior Physicist at the Westinghouse Research Center. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Univ. of Houston, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Case-Western Univ., and Boston Univ. He has also taught at Stanford Univ. and San Jose State Univ. He received the 1992 Washington State Univ. Alumni Achievement Award.
, yielding the simplest possible equation :
. He also derived the power radiated from a black hole by Gravitational Tunneling Radiation. http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506029 and http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503079.
, and it was quickly confirmed, and stable magnetic fields in excess of 100,000 Oersted
s have since been successfully trapped. http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0308363
, and neutron stars; and also works well for the superfluid transition temperature of 2.6 mK for liquid 3He. Reasonable estimates are made from 10-3 K to 109 K -- a range of 12 orders of magnitude. http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304173
(EGR), there are virtual exceptions to the Equivalence Principle
which is the very cornerstone upon which EGR is based. He considered a gedanken experiment with three spherically symmetric masses in a straight line with mass M (e.g. the earth) an equal distance between m2 and m1 with M >> m2 > m1, and equal radii for m2 and m1. When let go, the three bodies accelerate toward their common center of mass (C-M). Since the center of mass of the system is between the centers of M and m2, m2 will have a shorter distance to fall toward the C-M; and m1 will have a longer distance to fall than m2 to reach the C-M. All three bodies must reach the C-M at the same instant because the C-M cannot move in the absence of an external force. Since the lightest mass m1 has to go the farthest distance to reach the C-M, it must go the fastest relative to the C-M. (The same conclusion holds if the masses are not collinear.) This is a virtual violation of the Weak Equivalence Principle and hence the Strong Equivalence Principle in Classical Mechanics
; however Rabinowitz has shown that these are violated in Quantum Mechanics
. Such considerations may need to be incorporated to create a successful theory of Quantum Gravity
. http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701358 and http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608193
(CM) related to expectation values and periods for both the simple harmonic oscillator
(SHO) and a free particle in a box (FPB), which may apply generally. These indicate non-locality is expected throughout QM. The FPB energy states violate the Correspondence Principle
. Previously unexpected accords are found for the expectation values of X2 and beat periods for the SHO for all quantum numbers, n. http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3373
http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0306009
Meissner effect
The Meissner effect is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state. The German physicists Walther Meissner and Robert Ochsenfeld discovered the phenomenon in 1933 by measuring the magnetic field distribution outside superconducting tin...
, ball lightning
Ball lightning
Ball lightning is an unexplained atmospheric electrical phenomenon. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from pea-sized to several metres in diameter. It is usually associated with thunderstorms, but lasts considerably longer than the split-second flash of a...
, black holes, superconductivity
Superconductivity
Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance occurring in certain materials below a characteristic temperature. It was discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes on April 8, 1911 in Leiden. Like ferromagnetism and atomic spectral lines, superconductivity is a quantum...
, classical tunneling, nuclear electromagnetic pulse
Electromagnetic pulse
An electromagnetic pulse is a burst of electromagnetic radiation. The abrupt pulse of electromagnetic radiation usually results from certain types of high energy explosions, especially a nuclear explosion, or from a suddenly fluctuating magnetic field...
, equivalence principle
Equivalence principle
In the physics of general relativity, the equivalence principle is any of several related concepts dealing with the equivalence of gravitational and inertial mass, and to Albert Einstein's assertion that the gravitational "force" as experienced locally while standing on a massive body is actually...
, physical electronics, electrical discharges, surface physics, and vacuum physics. He has written four articles for the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: Two are feature articles on Advanced Electric Power Transmission, and on the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse, in the 1981 and 1986 Yearbooks respectively. Two others are articles on Electrical Insulation (1982, 1987,1992, 1997, and 2002), and Superconducting Devices (1989). He wrote Chapters in three astrophysics books. One Chapter is "Black Hole Paradoxes" http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412101. He is co-author of the 2011 published book, “Rachel, The Little Lady that Could: Her Life, Wisdom, Wit, Poetry, and Singular Insights.”
Adolescent Life
Mario Rabinowitz was born an American citizen in Mexico City, Mexico to an American father and a Ukrainian mother. As a youth, he was intensely competitive, winning every contest he entered. His championships included being the marble champion in grade school, yo-yo champion in junior high school, city checker champion at the age of 10, soap box derby champion of Vancouver, Washington at the age of 13 in 1950; and winner of many essay contests. He was active in student government from grade school through high school, and was selected to go to Boys State for the state of Washington in 1952; and returned the following year as a Counselor. He was Chief Justice of the Judicial Council in high school in charge of writing its first constitution; and was runner up as Student Body President.Academic Student Life
Rabinowitz received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics in 1959 and 1960 at the University of Washington. He was a George F. Baker Scholar at Reed College where his senior year was curtailed due to contracting a serious case of the Asian Flu pandemic in 1958. He was awarded the PhD. degree in Physics by Washington State University in 1963.Adult Life
He was on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity for many years. His publications are in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review, International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Concepts of Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Nuclear Physics, Physica, Astrophysics and Space Science, Chemical Physics Letters, Modern Physics Letters, International Journal of Modern Physics, Foundations of Physics, etc. He has over 60 patents.Rabinowitz has been CEO of Armor Research since 1995. He was Senior Scientist at the Electric Power Research Institute
Electric Power Research Institute
The Electric Power Research Institute conducts research on issues related to the electric power industry in USA. EPRI is a nonprofit organization funded by the electric utility industry. EPRI is primarily a US based organization, receives international participation...
(EPRI) from 1974 to 1995. Prior to joining EPRI, he did research at Stanford University's SLAC for 7 years. Previously, he was a Manager at Varian Associates, and a Senior Physicist at the Westinghouse Research Center. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Univ. of Houston, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Case-Western Univ., and Boston Univ. He has also taught at Stanford Univ. and San Jose State Univ. He received the 1992 Washington State Univ. Alumni Achievement Award.
Black-hole radiation
Rabinowitz was the first to show that the complicated Stephen Hawking equation for Black Hole Radiation can be reduced to a linear equation with only one parameter, the black hole density, yielding the simplest possible equation :. He also derived the power radiated from a black hole by Gravitational Tunneling Radiation. http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506029 and http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503079.Ball lightning and Dark Matter
Based on his theory of Black Hole Radiation, in the 1990’s Rabinowitz was the first to present a detailed model that Ball Lightning is a manifestation of excitation and ionization of air due to the tidal force of highly mobile Little Black Holes traversing the earth’s atmosphere. He further proposed that Little Black Holes, as relics of the big bang, are ~90 % of the mass of the universe known as Dark Matter. These Little Black Holes are typically ~ 1 gm in mass and 10-28 cm radius, and create a much larger glowing ball in their path. They radiate by Gravitational Tunneling Radiation which is considerably less than Hawking Radiation. http://arxiv.org/abs/astroph/0104056High-Q superconducting cavity breakdown
Rabinowitz was the first to develop a theory that predicts why the Q ~ 1011 of a superconducting cavity, drops precipitously at a magnetic breakdown field, well below the critical field of the superconductor. He showed that the power dissipation from at least one oscillating fluxoid accounts for the steep drop in cavity Q. The fluxoid is trapped in either a type I or type II superconductor due to an incomplete Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect as the superconductor is cooled below its transition temperature. http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0306202Flux trapping in a superconductor in violation of the Meissner effect
Following his insightful fluxoid trapping model to account for losses in superconducting cavities, Rabinowitz together with his colleagues succeeded in purposely trapping large permanent magnetic fields (with high fidelity to the original field) transversely to the axes of hollow superconducting cylinders. This is a virtual violation of the Meissner EffectMeissner effect
The Meissner effect is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state. The German physicists Walther Meissner and Robert Ochsenfeld discovered the phenomenon in 1933 by measuring the magnetic field distribution outside superconducting tin...
, and it was quickly confirmed, and stable magnetic fields in excess of 100,000 Oersted
Oersted
Oersted is the unit of magnetizing field in the CGS system of units.-Difference between cgs and SI systems:...
s have since been successfully trapped. http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0308363
General equation for superfluids and wide range of superconductors
Rabinowitz derived a basic and inherently simple equation which agrees well with the superconducting transition temperatures for the heavy-electron, cuprate, oxide, organic, and metallic superconductors, metallic hydrogenMetallic hydrogen
Metallic hydrogen is a state of hydrogen which results when it is sufficiently compressed and undergoes a phase transition; it is an example of degenerate matter. Solid metallic hydrogen is predicted to consist of a crystal lattice of hydrogen nuclei , with a spacing which is significantly smaller...
, and neutron stars; and also works well for the superfluid transition temperature of 2.6 mK for liquid 3He. Reasonable estimates are made from 10-3 K to 109 K -- a range of 12 orders of magnitude. http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304173
Exaggerated effects of nuclear electromagnetic pulse
Rabinowitz was the first to show that the claim that one high-altitude nuclear burst could black out the entire USA was an exaggeration that violates conservation of energy. This negated the strategy of immediate massive retaliation upon the detection of a single incoming warhead, as a large segment of the USA would be unaffected. Thus a rogue power could not instigate a nuclear war between the USA and the USSR. Rabinowitz furthermore showed that multiple concurrent nuclear bursts would not have an additive effect, but would interfere to produce less EMP than a single burst because the ionization produced by each burst severely attenuates the EMP that the others can produce. http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0307127The equivalence principle classically and quantum mechanically
Rabinowitz pointed out that despite the outstanding success of Einstein's General RelativityGeneral relativity
General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916. It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics...
(EGR), there are virtual exceptions to the Equivalence Principle
Equivalence principle
In the physics of general relativity, the equivalence principle is any of several related concepts dealing with the equivalence of gravitational and inertial mass, and to Albert Einstein's assertion that the gravitational "force" as experienced locally while standing on a massive body is actually...
which is the very cornerstone upon which EGR is based. He considered a gedanken experiment with three spherically symmetric masses in a straight line with mass M (e.g. the earth) an equal distance between m2 and m1 with M >> m2 > m1, and equal radii for m2 and m1. When let go, the three bodies accelerate toward their common center of mass (C-M). Since the center of mass of the system is between the centers of M and m2, m2 will have a shorter distance to fall toward the C-M; and m1 will have a longer distance to fall than m2 to reach the C-M. All three bodies must reach the C-M at the same instant because the C-M cannot move in the absence of an external force. Since the lightest mass m1 has to go the farthest distance to reach the C-M, it must go the fastest relative to the C-M. (The same conclusion holds if the masses are not collinear.) This is a virtual violation of the Weak Equivalence Principle and hence the Strong Equivalence Principle in Classical Mechanics
Classical mechanics
In physics, classical mechanics is one of the two major sub-fields of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws describing the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces...
; however Rabinowitz has shown that these are violated in Quantum Mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics or quantum theory, is a branch of physics providing a mathematical description of much of the dual particle-like and wave-like behavior and interactions of energy and matter. It departs from classical mechanics primarily at the atomic and subatomic...
. Such considerations may need to be incorporated to create a successful theory of Quantum Gravity
Quantum gravity
Quantum gravity is the field of theoretical physics which attempts to develop scientific models that unify quantum mechanics with general relativity...
. http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701358 and http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608193
Internal inconsistencies in quantum mechanics
Rabinowitz found discrepancies and accords between quantum (QM) and classical mechanicsClassical mechanics
In physics, classical mechanics is one of the two major sub-fields of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws describing the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces...
(CM) related to expectation values and periods for both the simple harmonic oscillator
Harmonic oscillator
In classical mechanics, a harmonic oscillator is a system that, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force, F, proportional to the displacement, x: \vec F = -k \vec x \, where k is a positive constant....
(SHO) and a free particle in a box (FPB), which may apply generally. These indicate non-locality is expected throughout QM. The FPB energy states violate the Correspondence Principle
Correspondence principle
In physics, the correspondence principle states that the behavior of systems described by the theory of quantum mechanics reproduces classical physics in the limit of large quantum numbers....
. Previously unexpected accords are found for the expectation values of X2 and beat periods for the SHO for all quantum numbers, n. http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3373
Classical tunneling
Cohn and Rabinowitz were the first to show that a classical representation of an extended body over barriers of height greater than the energy of the incident body is shown to have many features in common with quantum tunneling as the center-of-mass literally goes through the barrier. They showed that a distribution of body lengths around the de Broglie wavelength leads to reasonable agreement with the quantum transmission coefficient.http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0306009