Firstly, let me say this: The AToR has a dynamical feature of the Aether that I very much like. In my humble mind, and owing to extrapolation of said feature, the AToR should have falsified the concept of “time dilation”; not predicted it.
The AToR assessment of the clock situation (I have honestly never understood the relativist fascination with clocks) does the same thing the Halefe-Keating experiment does. It excludes circumstances that affect the mechanics of the clocks themselves:
Relativity - Einstein v. the Aether (round 2)
We have to devices (clocks) for which the mechanical parts are made up of atoms, electrons, protons etc which are assumed to be “identical” when they can’t be identical; only similar. Period. The clocks are depicted as floating around in space performing their mechanical function of ‘ticking’. Neither word nor consideration is given to the ambient gradients integral to AToR of the spatial region within which the devices have been placed. Neither word nor thought have been given to the influence of said gradients on the ‘fundamental particles’ (the FMP’s of AToR) i.e. the atoms, electrons, protons etc. From this vantage point take a look at what AToR says regarding fundamental particles and gradients:
Matter in Aether Physics
Abstract
It is proposed that fundamental matter particles
(FMPs) are constructed of electric potentials rotating around each other at the local speed of light
in an unknown screw-like geometry. There are two major forms, positive and negative. The Aether velocity of an FMP is determined by the degree of screw geometry.
The internal electric potentials of an FMP are modified by the super-position of the ambient electric potential. An ambient gradient modifies the degree of screw geometry at a rate proportional to the gradient, thus causing acceleration
The Aether hypothesis of the construction of Matter.
It is hypothesized that a fundamental mass particle
(FMP) is constructed of highly elevated electric potentials which rotate round in some unknown form of compact three dimensional geometry of minute dimensions.
These electric potentials, moving at the local speed of light,
may be in the form of waves.
One effect is to create a constant elevated electric potential at a set distance around the FMP, which may be either positive or negative. This effect we call charge.
The geometry of the rotating wave group is hypothesized to be assymetric (in some manner) in a particular direction such that the assymetry acts to screw the FMP through the Aether in the direction of the assymetry at a fraction of the speed of light as determined by the degree of screw assymetry.
Thus the Aether velocity of an FMP (and therefore also of bulk matter) is precisely determined by its particular geometry.
The effect of a potential gradient on an FMP
It is the case that the ambient electric potential super-positions upon the internal electric potentials of the FMP. It is proposed that
the ambient electric gradient unbalances the internal potentials and hence changes the degree of screw assymetry of the FMP in the direction of the gradient.
The change to the screw geometry is cumulative over time.
As a change in screw geometry relates directly to a change in Aether velocity the FMP is caused to accelerate at a rate and direction determined by the degree and direction of the ambient gradient. –
Matter In Aether Physics
Whatever one's take is on Marengo’s AToR keep hold of the above aspects of what might be refered to as Aether-Dynamics. This is quite nice overall and generally commensurate with other Aether Theories that I like. It may also be generally summed as “particles” being “
Solitons” which is to then be correlated with the wonderful work of Gabriel LaFreniere’s (October 4th 1942 - April 11 2012 ) stunning wave structure of matter:
Matter is Made of Waves
In AToR the “screw-like” geometry constituting the fundamental particle’s existence presents an oscillating asymmetric mode for which the internal potentials (aka “internal pressure”) are “unbalanced” (or “modified”) by theses gradients. However, none of this is applied in relation to the atoms, protons, electrons et al of the clocks which cannot be “identical" (only similar) and must occupy two different positions along these gradients. The clocks will thereby experience different modifications of the "internal potentials" of the "particles" composing the clocks existence while constantly interacting with the potentials, within said gradient(s).
Owing to the still active super-position of these rotating fields of potential upon said FMP’s along with their placement along gradients there is absolutely no way that two entirely different clocks, regardless of their similarity and regardless of the distance between them, should ever be assumed (or expected) to keep the exact same time. This, whether accelerated; or not - but particularly
more so when one is accelerated in relation to the other. To exclude these factors is to simply engage in an idealized “thought experiment”; the terminology of which is an oxymoron in the first place. The results would be that the actual mechanics of the clocks are affected by gradients and will tick differently.
To then interpret the differences in the times shown on the clocks as indicating that "Time" somehow "dilated" is ... fantasy.
"Our laws of force tend to be applied in the Newtonian sense in that for every action there is an equal reaction, and yet, in the real world, where many-body gravitational effects or electrodynamic actions prevail, we do not have every action paired with an equal reaction." — Harold Aspden
