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Illustrations of a dynamical theory of the ether

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The Schrödinger and Klein-Gordon equations for free, structureless particles are derived classically from two different continuum approximations to a Boltzmann equation for the trace component of a mixture. The majority component is designated as the ether. Deviations from these continuum approximations (rarefied ether) yield deviations from the Schrödinger and Klein-Gordon equations which are shown explicitly.

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Whealton, J.H. Illustrations of a dynamical theory of the ether. Found Phys 5, 543–553 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708895

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