Hi Mauro, I'm glad your follow-up on Miles Mathis was not lost because of the recent Italian Brouhaha.
Your initial introduction to Mathis to the Vort Collective got my attention. I started reading his papers. The article that has interested me the most was the one in regards to: "Explaining the Ellipse". http://milesmathis.com/ellip.html I have two stories to share in regards to my own close encounter with Mr. Mathis. STORY ONE: My adventures with the ellipse I was fascinated by Miles' explanation that a mysterious repulsive "E/M field" is the reason why orbiting satellites obeying an elliptical path are thrown away from the primary gravitational body during their closest approach. I believe Miles claims his mysterious E/M field is the principal reason why most satellites don't crash into the attractive body. Based on my own computer simulations of elliptical orbits using Celestial Mechanical rules it became pretty obvious to me that, yes indeed, the equivalent of a "repulsive force" does seem to manifest briefly as a satellite swings past the attractive body during its closest approach. However, I don't see the need to introduce an additional force, Miles' mysterious "E/M force" to explain the phenomenon. From a computer simulation POV, the simple rules of accumulated velocity combined with the inverse squared force of attraction mimics the orbital behavior nicely - in strict Newtonian terms. (I also realize Mathis is not actually disagreeing with the traditional algorithmic mechanics used to predict elliptical CM behavior. Nevertheless, he claims it's incorrect.) What may not be obvious to many is the fact that manifested centripetal forces DO seem to generate the equivalent of a temporary negative gravity field during the satellite's closest approach. This tends to happen only briefly, during the satellite's closest approach. Whether this mysterious negative force (the "E/M" field) follows fourth power rules, as Miles claims I do not yet know for sure. I am however looking into the matter. Ironically, during the rest of the elliptical path, the exact opposite is true, centripetally speaking. The centripetal forces are LESS than the prevailing attractive forces. Because centripetal forces tend to be LESS the rest of the time, it eventually causes the satellite to curve back and once again approach the attractive body. A perfect circle is the only case where a satellite's negative/repulsive centripetal forces exactly matches the inverse squared positive/attractive forces. I'm currently trying to generate some interesting graphics to show this phenomenon, visually. It's a challenge and a fun exercise to do... and it keeps me off the streets at night. ;-) STORY TWO: "Advice" Spurned Changing gears, I have an antidotal story to tell: My final communications with Miles Mathis did not go very well. In fact it was disastrous. When I first contacted Miles, he initially asked me for suggestions on how he might go about selling his very accomplished paintings since he realized I was an artist too. Initially, I didn't have much advice to share with Miles. A month or two later however, I asked one of my unorthodox "counselors" about Miles Mathis. (This "counselor" would be what most of us would call a channeler, in New Agey terms. Actually, I like the term: Witch doctor better!) This witch doctor had some interesting things to say about Mr. Mathis. The gist of our conversation was the expressed opinion that Mathis is indeed mathematically perceptive about a lot of concepts. However, the doctor also added that Miles has gotten a lot of his analysis wrong. The witch doctor also stated that his rebellious nature, plus constantly broadcasting an attitude that he has got all the math figured out, is not doing him any favors. Meanwhile, as far as selling his accomplished art, which the doctor agreed was very good, they strongly suggested he try selling through eBay (the European sector) instead of approaching traditional art galleries in person. The witch doctor also suggested he avoid trying to sell his art in the United States since his classical painterly approach would not be appreciated here. The witch doctor suggested he focus on eBay efforts in certain European countries, particularly the Scandinavian countries, and Germany. For some reason, I decided to share with Miles almost verbatim significant portions of that transcript I received from this witch doctor. I made it very clear to Miles that he was under absolutely no obligation whatsoever to accept the information given from this "counselor" as being accurate or not. I simply relayed it to him in the hope that some of information might possibly give him additional (and hopefully useful) insights into his current situation. Alas, this did not go over well with Miles. It did not bother me in the least that Miles' thought the contents of the transcript was bogus. That was a perfectly natural and logical response to arrive at considering the unorthodox nature of such "advice". Nevertheless, when Miles countered that the witch doctor's description of his rebellious nature, that his rebellious nature was not doing him any favors, Miles pointedly disagreed. Mile's told me it was precisely due of his rebellious nature that he has been able to accomplish as much as he has on the mathematical front. I thought about Mathis' reply for a nanosecond. I didn't need some mysterious advice coming from a witch doctor reportedly channeling a source out in La-la land to tell me that Miles' response was horse sh_t. I also told Miles the fact that I personally thought his opinion on the matter was horse sh_t too. (Yes, I realize I could have been more diplomatic, but under the circumstances, I felt a precisely calculated blunt approach might have been more effective in getting through to him.) I immediately followed up my blunt opinion with the suggestion that if he could work on unloading all of that rebellious baggage for which he had wrapped himself within I bet he could accomplish a lot more on the mathematical front. Of course, Miles disagreed, vehemently so. He told me I had royally pissed him off, and not to contact him ever again. He ended the conversation by suggesting I tell the witch doctor (and associates) to go f_ck themselves. Say what you want about my namby-pamby New Agey unorthodox approach, either pro or con, it did strike me that some of the information supplied had hit a raw nerve. I bid Miles a final email farewell. I tried to once again stress that he might want to explore selling his art through eBay's European markets. The unorthodox source actually suggested I tell Miles that he would actually find more clientele by selling through eBay as compared going in person to actual galleries in Europe. Miles had previously mentioned to me the fact that he had sold disappointingly little by going through the gallery route. Unfortunately, since the eBay suggestion had originated from a witch doctor, I fear Mr. Mathis will probably not look into the matter. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
