Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2009 Joint Spring Meeting of the Ohio Sections of the APS and AAPT
Volume 54, Number 3
Friday–Saturday, April 24–25, 2009; Ada, Ohio
Session C4: Gravity, Nuclear and High Energy Physics |
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Chair: Sabine Jeschonnek, Ohio State University Room: McIntosh Center Conference Room 202 |
Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:16AM - 8:28AM |
C4.00001: A Theoretical Value for the Newton Gravitation Constant from the GEM Unification Theory of Gravity and Electro-Magnetism John Brandenburg The GEM(Gravity E{\&}M) theory (Brandenburg 2007) allows the derivation of the Newton Gravitation Constant from first principles, with the two postulates of the GEM theory: 1. that gravity and EM forces, and electrons and protons are unified at the Planck length and split apart with the appearance of a hidden 5$^{th}$ dimension. 2. That Gravity fields are an array of ExB drifts or Poynting cells. The first postulate allows the estimate the size of the new hidden dimension (esu units) r$_{o }$=e$^{2}$/(m$_{o}$c$^{2})$ m$_{o}$= (m$_{p}$m$_{e})$ $\raise.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 1$}\kern-.1em/ \kern-.15em\lower.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$} $ , where m$_{e}$ amd m$_{p}$ are the electron and proton masses respectively, and arrives at the formula Ln (r$_{o}$/r$_{P})$ =( m$_{p}$/m$_{e})^{1/2}$ =42.8503 which , when inverted becomes the formula G= e$^{2}$/(m$_{e}$m$_{p}) \quad \alpha $ exp( -2(m$_{p}$/m$_{e})^{1/2})$ = 6.668x 10 $^{-8}$dyne-cm$^{2}$/g$^{2}$ This is contrasted with G $\sim $ $\eta $c/m$_{e}^{2}$ ($\alpha $ 2 $^{\raise.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 1$}\kern-.1em/ \kern-.15em\lower.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$} })^{-1}$ exp (-$\pi $/(4$\alpha ))$ proposed by T'Hooft, (1989) using thermal EM fields. The link between these methods is found in the Lenz formula 6$\pi ^{5}$ $\cong $ m$_{p}$/m$_{e}$ which indicates max entropy in the Stefan Boltzmann Constant. Supporting this link is a simple model of protons and electrons as equal sized spheres of 1.4fm with protons being filled with Planckian EM radiation of approximate temperature of the neutral Pi meson rest mass. Brandenburg, J.E. (2007) IEEE Trans Plasma Sci, Vol. 35, No. 4., p845. ``t'Hooft, G. (1989), Nuc. Phys. B315, p517. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:28AM - 8:40AM |
C4.00002: The Antibubble as a Casimir force Phenomenon and its Relation to ZPF Theories of Gravitation John Brandenburg The hypothesis that the `anti-bubble' (1) in water owes its existence to Casimir forces is proposed, based on a model of Quantum ZPF (Zero Point Fluctuation) interaction with matter. The Casimir effect can be explained by imbalanced radiation pressure from the ZPF and is linked to Gravity. This concept is extended to the phenomena of anti-bubble and ``boules'' : drops of water levitated above the surface of water. In the case of the anti-bubble the water surfaces are kept apart stably by a force of approximately 10$^{3}$ dynes /cm$^{2}$ with separations of the order of a micron (2). The hypothesized ZPF energy density is much stronger than seen in Casimir forces between metal plates and is hypothesized to be due trapped ZPF energy and linked to the unusual properties of water. Unlike Casmir repulsion derived from existing models (3) this hypothetical repulsive trapped ZPF force can arise between similar substances of suitable properties. A model of ZPF interaction with water that creates a short range repulsion between parallel water surfaces will be presented based on the principle of `Nondissipative Pondermotive Forces' of ZPF. If true, this hypothesis may allow tabletop studies of ZPF forces and perhaps Gravitation. (1) Strong, C.L., (1974) Sci. American, 230,116-120. (2) Dorbolo, S. et. al. (2003) New. Jou. Of Phys. 5, (1) 161. (3) Dzyaloshinskii, I. et al. (1961), Sov. Phys. Uspekhi, 4, (2) 153. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:40AM - 8:52AM |
C4.00003: Unified in theory? A theory of quantum gravity supported by the double slit experiment and sonoluminescence Becky Brasfield One of the greatest challenges in modern physics is to successfully unify general relativity and quantum mechanics. The primary objective of this paper is to present a theory which integrates the foundations of general relativity and quantum mechanics. The secondary objective is to present a causal theory of matter, and the tertiary objective is to demonstrate experimental support for the proposed theory. The methods for this paper involve three steps. First, four major points of contention in physics and cosmology are reviewed in order to identify and examine contested issues from the past and present. Unexplained or contested phenomena include: (1) Dark matter, dark energy, and the cosmological constant; (2) Definitions of gravity and force; (3) Wave-Particle duality; (4) Black holes. The second step re-theorizes the previous frameworks to present a unified theory of quantum gravity as a space-time causal model. The third step applies the proposed unified theory to the double slit experiment and sonoluminescence for empirical support. A theoretically consistent model is proposed for further review. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:52AM - 9:04AM |
C4.00004: Electron Scattering from the Deuteron at GeV Energies Sabine Jeschonnek, J.W. Van Orden Currently, several data sets on $D(e,e'p)n$ reactions, taken at Jefferson Lab, are analyzed or have been published recently. A solid theoretical description is necessary in order to understand these data and extract all possible information, both on the reaction mechanism and the nuclear ground state. A new calculation with full, spin-dependent final state interactions and a relativistic wave function is presented. We will discuss the sensitivity of various observables to the employed parametrization of the nucleon-nucleon scattering amplitude in the final state, as well as to the D-wave content of the ground state. We investigate several observables, including asymmetries for target polarization. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:04AM - 9:16AM |
C4.00005: Lorentz symmetry tests with long-baseline neutrino experiments Jorge S. Diaz, V. Alan Kostelecky, Matthew Mewes Lorentz symmetry is a key feature of our best description of nature. One sensitive class of tests of Lorentz symmetry involves neutrino oscillations, which form an interferometric probe for new physics. This talk describes the modification of the standard three-neutrino massive model to include small Lorentz violations. Corrections to the standard neutrino oscillation probability are used to estimate attainable sensitivities in existing and future long-baseline neutrino experiments. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:16AM - 9:28AM |
C4.00006: Two-dimensional SYM theory with fundamental mass and Chern-Simons terms Uwe Trittmann We show that a vacuum expectation value (VEV) of the perpendicular gauge boson in three dimensional supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory generates mass terms for the fundamental fields in its two-dimensional counterpart without destroying supersymmetry. An effective mass for the adjoint particles is provided by an additional Chern-Simons (CS) term. The spectrum of bound-states of the two-dimensional theory is studied as a function of the VEV and the CS coupling. It separates into (almost) massless and very heavy states as the couplings grow. We present structure functions and other properties of some of these states. [Preview Abstract] |
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