Quantum effects from a purely geometrical relativity theory
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 395 UCB, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States)
Description
A purely geometrical relativity theory results from a construction that produces from three-dimensional space a happy unification of Kaluza's five-dimensional theory and Weyl's conformal theory. The theory can provide geometrical explanations for the following observed phenomena, among others: (a) visibility lifetimes of elementary particles of lengths inversely proportional to their rest masses; (b) the equality of charge magnitude among all charged particles interacting at an event; (c) the propensity of electrons in atoms to be seen in discretely spaced orbits; and (d) 'quantum jumps' between those orbits. This suggests the possibility that the theory can provide a deterministic underpinning of quantum mechanics like that provided to thermodynamics by the molecular theory of gases
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1742-6596/24/225/jpconf5_24_026.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online) (ISSN 1742-6596) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 24
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 225-230
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 6. Mexican school on gravitation and mathematical physics
- Dates
- 21-27 Nov 2004
- Place
- Quintana Roo (Mexico)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37053905
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRONS; LENGTH; LIFETIME; MASS; ORBITS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVITY THEORY; SPACE; THERMODYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; LEPTONS; MECHANICS