The Unification of the Planck & Gravitational Constants

Breakthrough: The Unification of the Planck & Gravitational Constants

Abstract: The gravitational constant (G) was first measured by Henry Cavendish in 1798. Cavendish's experiment, known as the Cavendish experiment, involved a torsion balance to measure the very small gravitational force between two masses. One hundred years later, in 1900, Max Planck introduced the Planck constant (h). Planck derived the constant as part of his groundbreaking work in quantum theory.

The gravitational constant is used extensively within Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, while the Planck constant is of foundational importance in quantum mechanics. However, these two fields of physics are fundamentally incompatible, and a coherent theory to unify the two has been the Holy Grail of physics for nearly a century.

Here, we show that the gravitational and Planck constants can be unified with the introduction of a new term, the energy stream constant (ψ). As a result, the exact values of both constants can now be calculated using equations based on this term; for the gravitational constant (G=ψ/M^2), and the Planck constant (h=3ψ/2c). Prior to the derivation of these equations, the value of both constants could only be realized through direct measurement.

The energy stream constant and its supporting equations represent the first concrete step towards unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics.

Publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16035.73768/9