DocumentCode
865576
Title
Unification of gravity and electromagnetism in the plasma universe
Author
Brandenburg, John E.
Author_Institution
Research Support Instruments, Alexandria, VA, USA
Volume
20
Issue
6
fYear
1992
fDate
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
944
Lastpage
957
Abstract
The basic arguments and results of the gravity-electromagnetism (GEM) theory are presented. This theory unifies gravity and electromagnetism using simple models and concepts and is based on two postulates: (1) gravity is a spatially varying Poynting field that defines the geometry of space such that ultrastrong fields are self-canceling and (2) the splitting or separation of characteristics of gravity and EM are mirrored in the splitting of protons and electrons and these quantities merge at the Planck level to give one field and one particle type. Consequently, it is shown that two highly accurate formulas can be derived: (1) G =e2/(4πε0m p m e) αexp(-2R 1/2), where m p and m e are the proton and electron masses respectively, α is the fine structure constant, and R =m p/m e, and (2) α-1=R 2/3-R 1/3 -2/3/(1+4/(3R )). It is found that the GEM theory is consistent with a flat open cosmos and predicts the value of the cosmic background temperature to high accuracy and the Hubble time to reasonable agreements with current estimates
Keywords
astrophysical plasma; cosmology; electromagnetic field theory; geometry; gravitation; plasma theory; unified field theories; GEM theory; Hubble time; cosmic background temperature; cosmology; electrons; fine structure constant; flat open cosmos; geometry of space; gravitation-electromagnetism unification; plasma universe; protons; spatially varying Poynting field; ultrastrong fields; vacuum; virtual plasma; Electrodynamics; Electrons; Elementary particle vacuum; Gravity; Large-scale systems; Plasma simulation; Protons; Quantum mechanics; Solid modeling; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/27.199556
Filename
199556
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