Maxwell, Einstein, & God
Alright, you're going to have to work with me on this one. The connection is implied, and it may not be obvious to all readers why I find it worthy of mention. I don't want to misspeak as I am neither a physicist or a theologian.
This connection hit me one day as I was watching videos and reading about the theory of relativity. I wanted desperately to gain a better understanding of the topic. Granted, as a Christian, I view everything through the lens of God. In doing so, I am likely to draw conclusions based on that bias.
Do with the information as you wish.
1. 'Light ' is used throughout the Bible to describe God & Jesus.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness…”
-John 1:1-3
“This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.”
-1 John 1:5
“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.”
-John 1:9
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
-John 8:12
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”
-John 12:46
2. The Bible teaches that God does not change.
"I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.“
-Malachi 3:6
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
-Hebrews 13:8
3. James Clerk Maxwell discovered that the speed of light is a constant.
The following summary is FROM Wikipedia
“His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics".
With the publication of A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field in 1865, Maxwell demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light.
His discoveries helped usher in the era of modern physics, laying the foundation for such fields as special relativity and quantum mechanics. Many physicists regard Maxwell as the 19th-century scientist having the greatest influence on 20th-century physics. His contributions to the science are considered by many to be of the same magnitude as those of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein."
Gauss’ Law (Electric)
The total electric flux through any closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed by
that surface.
Gauss’ Law (magnetic)
The total magnetic flux through any closed surface is zero (this is really a statement
of no magnetic monopoles)
Faraday’s Law
Change in time of total magnetic flux through a surface results in an electric
circulation (this is emf). The total circulation of electric field intensity along a closed
path is equal to the change in time of the magnetic flux through the surface that is
define by the closed path (this is not a unique surface; a closed path can identify many
surfaces with that closed path as the edge)
Ampere’s Law
The total circulation of magnetic field intensity on a closed path is equal to the net
current that is enclosed by that path (the flux of current density through any surface
that has the path as its edge)
As one can see words are not as clear, different people use words differently and can
cause different physical understanding.
That is why it is easier to do it with
Mathematical expressions
Maxwell found, that the speed of light is a constant...
Maxwell's equations, which predict that the speed c with which electromagnetic waves (such as light) propagate through the vacuum is related to the electric constant ε0 and the magnetic constant μ0 by the equation:
At about 300,000 kilometres per second (186,300 miles per second) light is the fastest thing there is. Nothing can go any faster. Further, and possibly more remarkable, in a vacuum, its speed is constant. While this may not seem terribly shocking, it's actually one of the strangest things in the universe.
"And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light."
-Genesis 1:3
4. Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity teaches us that the speed of light has a special significance in shaping the fabric of our universe.
The following summary is FROM Wikipedia
"Special relativity implies a wide range of consequences, which have been experimentally verified, including length contraction, time dilation, relativistic mass, mass–energy equivalence, a universal speed limit and relativity of simultaneity. It has replaced the conventional notion of an absolute universal time with the notion of a time that is dependent on reference frame and spatial position. Rather than an invariant time interval between two events, there is an invariant spacetime interval. Combined with other laws of physics, the two postulates of special relativity predict the equivalence of mass and energy, as expressed in the mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, where c is the speed of light in a vacuum.”
Length Contraction
Time Dilation
Time and space are relative. The speed of light is a constant!