Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Spring 2010 Meeting of the Ohio Section of the APS
Volume 55, Number 4
Friday–Saturday, April 30–May 1 2010; Flint, Michigan
Session B5: Gravitation, High Energy and Space Physics |
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Room: Campus Center Heritage South |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 8:00AM - 8:12AM |
B5.00001: The GEM (Gravity-Electro-Magnetism) Unification Theory and Cosmic Baryo-Genesis John Brandenburg Sakharov\footnote{Sakharov A.D. JETP 5,24, (1967)} proposed that in the early split-seconds of the Big Bang lepton and baryon number and CPT invariance were not conserved, resulting in the cosmos we know: dominated by hydrogen: protons and electrons, as opposed to their antiparticles. Accordingly, it is the premise of the GEM theory that out of Planckian ``vacuum'' quantities: G, c, and $\hbar$: then emerge ``particle'' quantities : e, m$_{p}$ and m$_{e}$ , the electron charge, the masses of the proton and electron respectively. In the GEM theory$^{2}$ the triggering event for the Big Bang is the appearance of the ``compact'' Kaluza-Klein 5$^{th}$ dimension, that breaks the symmetry of the Planckian vacuum and allows the separate appearance of both leptons from baryons, and EM fields from gravity. Assuming light-like vacuum intervals (x$^{2}$+y$^{2}$+z$^{2})$-c$^{2}$t$^{2}$=0 in normal spacetime mix with a string-like 5$^{th}$ dimensional vacuum r$_{o}$-r$_{o}$=0 to form two space-like intervals r$_{o}^{2}$-(q$_{x}^{2}$+q$_{y}^{2}$+q$_{z}^{2})$=0 and r$_{o}^{2}$-q$_{o}^{2}$ =0 that are the proton and the electron respectively. Thus, charge is the 5$^{th}$ dimensional length in GEM and the lepton-baryon asymmetry reflects the time-space asymmetry of spacetime. A flat unstable vacuum results with hydrogen production from the vacuum in a ``continually inflating'' cosmos that satisfies the Dirac Large Numbers hypothesis.\footnote{Brandenburg, J. E., (1995), Astrophys. and Space Sci., 227, p. 133} [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 8:12AM - 8:24AM |
B5.00002: A Second-Order-of-Accuracy Derivation of the Newton Gravitation Constant From The GEM Unification Theory John Brandenburg In the GEM theory of unification,\footnote{Brandenburg, J. E., (1995), Astrophysics and Space Science, 227, p133.} a combination of the Kaluza-Klein and Sakharov unification theories, the appearance of the Kaluza-Klein 5$^{th}$ dimension allows the separate appearance of electrons and protons from the vacuum. This occurs by having the masses of the electron and proton merge smoothly as the radius of spacetime curvature approaches the Planck length, and also separate smoothly as a new 5$^{th}$ dimension is inflated to its ``compact'' size r$_{o}$= e$^{2}$/m$_{o}$c$^{2}$, in esu, where m$_{o}$ = (m$_{p}$m$_{e})^{1/2}$ where e, and m$_{p}$ and m$_{e}$, are the electron charge, proton and electron masses respectively. The 5$^{th}$ dimension appearance inflates from the Planck Length: r$_{P}$=(G$\eta $/c$^{3})^{1/2}$ An improved model features the relationship between $\sigma $ = (m$_{p}$/m$_{e})^{1/2}$ and the radius of curvature r$_{c}$ where the 5$^{th}$ dimension inflates from r$_{c}$ = r$_{P}\rightarrow$ r$_{o}$ and $\sigma $ =1$\rightarrow$42.8503 is now rationalized near the Planck length to be ln(r$_{c}$/r$_{P})=\sigma $/(1+0.8473/$\sigma ^{3})$ so that $\sigma $=1 inside the event horizon 2r$_{P}$. and the formula gives a more accurate expression for the value of $\sigma $ after inflation. The formula after inflation is inverted to find a new 2$^{nd}$ order expression for G: G=e$^{2}$/(m$_{p}$m$_{e}) \quad \alpha $ exp( -2($\sigma $ - 0.847319574/$\sigma^{2}${\ldots}.) = 6.67419 x10$^{-8}$ dyne-cm$^{2}$gm$^{-2}$, where $\alpha $ is the fine structure constant, and is within experimental accuracy of the measured value. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 8:24AM - 8:36AM |
B5.00003: Discrete Quantum States and the Continuum Limit Jang-Young Bang We present a method of constructing a discrete quantum state by means of compactifying both configuration and momentum spaces. In particular, we present simple geometric descriptions of discrete quantum states that distinguish minimum uncertainty states from other states. Finally we show how minimum uncertainty states approach usual Gaussian wave packets in the continuum limit whereas non-minimum uncertainty states approach localized wave packets that do not saturate the uncertainty principle. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 8:36AM - 8:48AM |
B5.00004: Long Period Variable Stars in Globular Cluster NGC 6553 Elisabeth Kager Long period variable stars (LPVs) are red giants or supergiants that vary in brightness as they pulsate radially. Their periods range from months to several years, and amplitudes can be many magnitudes. Studying these pulsation properties of LPVs as a function of position on the giant branch helps to constrain models of stellar structure, evolution, and pulsation. Studying LPVs in environments with known metallicity, age, and distance allows us to control these variables; globular clusters are an excellent environment. This study targets the metal-rich ([Fe/H] = -0.2) bulge globular cluster NGC 6553 in which variables have not been studied very thoroughly. Over the past year, 49 nights worth of data have been taken with PROMPT 4, a motorized telescope positioned at Cerro Tololo, Chile. Images have been processed, combined, and photometered and the stars' (X,Y) positions and brightness values were determined. The variability indices of the magnitudes of the stars between nights were used to find LPVs and plot their brightness as a function of time. These light curves will be characterized for their amplitude, period, and regularity; these can be used to compare to LPVs in other clusters at the same/other metallicities. A color-magnitude diagram will be created onto which the LPVs' position can be plotted to understand how far they are up the red giant branch to get a better understanding of their evolutionary state. [Preview Abstract] |
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