World Science Database Home Scientists Abstracts Books Events Journals Experiments Topics Index More Find Login Scientists Interests Profession Websites Notables Countries World Map Recent Memorials Memorial More *Reverend Nicholas J. G. Sykes* /"Nick"/ Tel: 1 345 947-8291 Cell: 1 345 916-7373 P O Box 719 Grand Cayman KY1-1103 Cayman Islands Map It *View count:* 90 *Sykes, Reverend Nicholas J. G. * (*Easy Link:* http://www.worldsci.org/people/Nicholas_Sykes) Anglican clergy Topics: Electric_Universe Interests: Electric Universe Nationality: British, Caymanian, Jamaican Member since: 2011 Age: 71 Born: Saturday, April 20, 1940 *Abstracts Online:* 2011 The Paradigm of Electric Universe *Event Attendence:* 2011-07-08 Sagnac Awards Banquet Awards will attend 2011-07-06 18th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference Conference will attend 2011-04-02 The Natural Philosophy of the Electric Universe Video Conference *Biography* Nicholas JG Sykes, B Sc, Dip Ed, MTS, taught in high schools and a teachers college for over 20 years, in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom in science and mathematics, as well as religious education, becoming the chairman of the Association of Science Teachers of Jamaica in 1979. Ordained priest in 1976, currently the rector of St. Alban's Anglican Church, George Town, Cayman Islands, secretary of the Cayman Ministers' Association and member of the Cayman Islands' Human Rights Commission. Published article ?An Investigation of Isotope Decay Constancy? and the book ?The Dependency Question?, as well as numerous shorter articles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Papers by Reverend Nicholas J. G. Sykes * *The Paradigm of Electric Universe* (2011) *Reverend Nicholas J. G. Sykes * P O Box 719, Grand Cayman KY1-1103, Cayman Islands, 1 345 947-8291 /(6 pages)/ /2011, 18th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference, College Park, MD, United States/ *Abstract:* The Electric Universe paradigm has offered serious challenges to gravity only-based field concepts in fundamental physics and astrophysics for over half a century, but these challenges have been resisted without serious examination and evaluation by the prevailing schools, whose accepted paradigm is shown to have departed from the foundational principles of science into a state that is akin to fantasy. Accordingly, the resulting ?melt-down? of the prevailing paradigm offers to Caribbean-based scientists a unique opportunity for leadership in the work of paradigm renewal in many areas of science that are commonly supposed to be ?hard?. The paper points out the grave deficiencies of the schools' accepted paradigm in its treatment of the following areas of physics and astrophysics: the nature of gravity: aether and wave theory: mass and its definitions from Sir Isaac Newton to the present time: the use of mathematics in physics modeling, with particular reference to the solar system, the Theory of Relativity, and exotic concepts in astrophysics such as magnetic reconnection: the states of matter: and dating the past. In each area it outlines the Electric Universe paradigm, and shows it restoring the physical model to the role of reliably describing the reality of our perception, rather than allowing the employment of mathematics to extend our perception to fantasy. The result of the paper will be a challenge to a new university college that has not yet become a mainstream institution to provide facilities for the new paradigm's development.