In the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Einstein gained worldwide popularity by virtue of his famous ‘Theory of Relativity’. The year was 1905.
This theory was based on certain new and astonishing ideas. We are well aware of the fact that mathematics has always been regarded as the most comprehensive and powerful tool to explore and analyze the nature of everything known and unknown in this world. When the theory of relativity was analyzed in the domain of mathematics, it gave birth to some remarkable possibilities and ideas, and opened new vistas that were never even imaginable before.
Among the provoking features of nature, one was about time and its attributes, something that had always been in the minds of all the great thinkers through the times. The theory of relativity enlightened the concept of time. It says that if a material object travels with a speed which is not too insignificant than that of the speed of light, time for such an object slows down, as compared to a conventional object that travels at a conventional speed. Thus a new branch of physics, namely relativistic mechanics, has evolved and which is a counterpart of the pre-existing Newtonian mechanics, in which one deals with objects moving with normal speeds.
An experimental confirmation for relativistic mechanics — that is the slowing down of time — was observed when a particle named Pion was taken under consideration. Pion is a kind of particle that can retain its original form for a particular duration. After that, it decays and converts itself into a new type of particle. The decay rate of Pion when it is at rest is found as 26 x 10.9 seconds. Whereas, when it is accelerated by providing appropriate potential to the extent that its speed creeps up and reaches close to that of the speed of light, it has been found that the concern decay process took a relatively larger duration, calculated as 63.7 x 10.0 seconds.
All Einstein’s efforts to understand the complexities of nature — time, in particular — became successful when he reached a conclusion according to which “matter and energy are inter-convertible.” If we concentrate just on energy, then it is quite possible that the material nature associated with energy remains unmarked. But at the same time, it is also possible that under suitable circumstances, we can uncover the material aspect as well.
Authenticity of this point of view increased when Louis de Broglie, in 1924, proposed a theory describing that every physical object possesses a wave with a specific wavelength. In other words, it infers the presence of energy. He further explains the dependence of wavelength, saying that it is the mass of a physical object that determines the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs (known as wavelength). This idea got experimental confirmation when an electron (basic ingredient in the recipe of an atom) was taken under careful observation. Scientists have now calculated the wavelength associated with an electron. This proves that every physical entity has an aura around it, and that surrounds even massive objects.
Generally, we know that the departure of the soul from a body causes its death. As defined earlier, the soul can also be reckoned as a kind of energy. We have also noticed that energy has a waveform, permitting us to say that our soul must also have some wavelength.
There is a universal law termed as the ‘Law of the Conservation of Energy’. This law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but from Einstein’s point of view, it can be converted from one form to another. This indicates that the soul (a form of energy) does not lose existence even when it leaves the body. Only God can demolish it as He is the one who created it in the first place.
Because of the findings of Maxwell (as German mathematician), we are now in a position to understand that electromagnetic waves. If our soul has an electromagnetic waveform, then using the principle of relativity, it is easy to understand that there exists no limit when one considers the life of the soul and how long it can remain in its original form.
It has already been explained that the soul (energy) remains forever, hence there must be a possibility that it can be converted into matter or any physical shape again. Most probably, it is the shape of an object with which it was associated before its departure. With such a concept, it can be suggested that the word death does not convey a meaning of absolute destruction or annihilation, but it infers a transition from one aspect of nature into another.
In the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Einstein gained worldwide popularity by virtue of his famous ‘Theory of Relativity’. The year was 1905.
