Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2014 Annual Fall Meeting of the APS Prairie Section
Volume 59, Number 19
Friday–Saturday, November 21–22, 2014; Monmouth, Illinois
Session G1: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Astronomy II |
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Chair: Christopher Fasano, Monmouth College Room: CSB 100 - Pattee Auditorium |
Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:10PM - 5:22PM |
G1.00001: The Mass of the Higgs Boson and an Unstable Vacuum in the Context of the GEM Unification theory John Brandenburg The Higgs Boson at m$_{Higgs} \quad =$126GeV , it has been said, leads to the potential for `cosmic catastrophe.' However, in the context of the GEM unification theory (1) the Higgs Boson mass can be seen as part of a system of particle masses that creates a Big Bang fireball of hydrogen in its later stages(2). In this talk the GEM theory will be discussed with the Higgs Boson in its role as the manifestation of a compact Kaluza-Klein 5$^{th}$ dimension. In the GEM context , compactification of a 5$^{th}$ dimension leads to the Big Bang (2) and afterward leads to merely a gentle ``eternal inflation' with $\Omega \cong $ 1 and a vacuum unstable to production of proton-electron pairs (3). The unstable vacuum fluctuations of quantum masses associated with a hidden dimension size leads to an approximate Dirac Condition: T$_{H\, \, }\cong $ (9 m$_{Higgs}$/m$_{p})^{1/3}$ ( $\pi $/2) (e$^{2}$/Gm$_{p}$m$_{e})$ r$_{e}$ /c $=$12 Gyr ( in cgs) where m$_{p}$ and m$_{e}$ are the proton and electron masses respectively, e is the electron charge, T$_{H}$ is the Hubble time and r$_{e}$ is the electron classical radius, and G is the Gravitation constant and c is the speed of light. (1) J.E. Brandenburg (2012) ``An Extension of the GEM Unification Theory to Include Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces and an Estimate of the Higgs Boson Mass STAIF II Conference Albq. NM (2012) also Jou. Space Expl. Vol 1, issue 1. (2) J.E. Brandenburg (2013) 27th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Dallas TX. (3)J.E. Brandenburg (1995) ``A Model Cosmology Based on Gravity Electro-Magnetism Unification'', Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol 277, p133-144 [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:22PM - 5:34PM |
G1.00002: Generalizing Newton's Laws to achieve a better understanding of gravitation John Laubenstein According to General Relativity (GR), what we spatially observe as nature is the projection of events occurring on a curved four-dimensional space-time manifold projected back onto the three-dimensional world in which our senses perceive. As such, an object that appears in three dimensions to accelerate due to the influence of gravity is in actuality experiencing no external force and is following a straight line as defined by a curved four-dimensional geometry. This insight was a brilliant way to preserve Newton's First Law. Yet, even in three-dimensions we are aware that the observer in free fall feels no acceleration and therefore cannot truly be classified as being under the influence of a force. This is generally described as transforming away the force through free fall, but the reality remains that an observer in free fall never feels acceleration. This suggests that it is equally valid - and perhaps preferential - to generalize Newton's Laws to accommodate our three dimensional spatial observations. Using this approach, it is valid to generalize Newton's Laws from the special case of a balanced distribution of mass-energy in the universe to the general case where the mass-energy distribution of the universe is unbalanced. In the general case, the motion of a test particle may increase in velocity without the presence of an external force in agreement with observation. Generalizing Newton's Laws can be shown to sharpen our understanding of gravity and sheds a significant new perspective on the century long influence of the Equivalence Principle. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:34PM - 5:46PM |
G1.00003: Evidence of Massive Thermonuclear Explosions in Mars Past, The Cydonian Hypothesis, and Fermi's Paradox John Brandenburg Analysis of recent Mars isotopic, gamma ray, and imaging data supports the hypothesis that perhaps two immense thermonuclear explosions occurred on Mars in the distant past and these explosions were targeted on sites of previously reported artifacts. Analysis rules out large unstable ``natural nuclear reactors'' [1], instead, data is consistent with mixed fusion-fission explosions [2]. Imagery at the radioactive centers of the explosions shows no craters, consistent with ``airbursts.'' Explosions appear correlated with the sites of reported artifacts at Cydonia Mensa and Galaxias Chaos [3], Analysis of new images from Odyssey, MRO and Mars Express orbiters now show strong evidence of eroded archeological objects at these sites. Taken together, the data requires that the hypothesis of Mars as the site of an ancient planetary nuclear massacre, must now be considered. Fermi's Paradox, the unexpected silence of the stars, may be solved at Mars. Providentially, we are forewarned of this possible aspect of the cosmos. The author therefore advocates that a human mission to Mars is mounted immediately to maximize knowledge of what occurred.\\[4pt] [1] J. E. Brandenburg ``Evidence for a large Natural, Paleo- Nuclear Reactor on Mars'' 42$^{nd}$ LPSC (2011).\\[0pt] [2] J.E. Brandenburg, ``Anomalous Nuclear Events on Mars in the Past'', Mars Society Meeting (2014)\\[0pt] [3] J.E. Brandenburg, Vincent DiPietro, and Gregory Molenaar, (1991) ``The Cydonian Hypothesis'' Jou. of Sci. Exp., 5, 1, p1-25. [Preview Abstract] |
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