| Well its not so much what science says as what it | | | | haunting in England (where else?). This particular place |
| implies. With the advent of modern physics especially | | | | in an old monastery was known as an exceptionally |
| relativity and quantum thoery ghost investigations are | | | | odd example of ghostly activity. The ghosts of long |
| taking on a whole new dimension. (no pun intended) | | | | deceased monks were observed only from their |
| Newtonian physics tells us that for every process on | | | | knees up! It seems the old monasteries floors had |
| earth and indeed in the universe a transfer of energy | | | | successively been raised throughout the centuries! |
| is involved. Processes may be endothermic (they | | | | Now it was at knee level for the spirits! This would |
| consume energy) or exothermic (they give off | | | | seem to lend credence to the "rerun of history" theory |
| energy). A common feature of many hauntings as | | | | of spectral activity. |
| reported by many observers is a chill or coldness in | | | | Of course the reader will now wonder how is that |
| the vicinity of a haunting. Any entity (ie ghost) that | | | | possible? How can scenes from the past play back |
| presents itself into an environment needs energy to be | | | | for us today centuries after the occurrence? |
| visible or audible to an observer. Where does the | | | | Unfortunately no one has a credible answer. However |
| energy come from? The local environment is the likely | | | | physics does drop a few hints. On the micro quantum |
| source even if that locality has a living, breathing, warm | | | | level down to atoms and beyond things, especially time |
| human radiating the energy. If this analysis is true | | | | do not behave as they do in our world. Some |
| then ghosts are viable entities that exist in out world. | | | | physicists (google Dr Ronald Mallette, time travel) |
| They consume energy and presumably radiate energy | | | | believe times goes in loops. If this is true then a |
| aswell. If a ghost is visible it is an energy consuming | | | | haunting plausibly is an endless loop of time, or kind of |
| entity. Now what does quantum theory and relativity | | | | like an old fashioned vinyl when the needle gets stuck. |
| say or imply about hauntings? | | | | How this would occur no one knows. All we can say |
| There is a school of thought that says if we see a | | | | is that somehow it might. The opportunities for |
| ghost or a scene from the past we are simply seeing | | | | research here are exciting and in my next article we |
| a "rerun of history". Modern post newtonian physics | | | | will take a look at the possibility of extra dimensions |
| teaches that time itself is malleable. Time goes faster | | | | and how this could relate to ghosts, hauntings and the |
| or slower depending on the speed and gravity. Years | | | | "spirit realm". |
| ago on cbcs "As it Happens" was the story of a | | | | |