Long-Range Scalar Forces in Five-Dimensional General Relativity

Author

Williams, L. L.

Source

Advances in Mathematical Physics

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-16, 16 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-11-09

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

Physics

Abstract EN

We present new results regarding the long-range scalar field that emerges from the classical Kaluza unification of general relativity and electromagnetism.

The Kaluza framework reproduces known physics exactly when the scalar field goes to one, so we studied perturbations of the scalar field around unity, as is done for gravity in the Newtonian limit of general relativity.

A suite of interesting phenomena unknown to the Kaluza literature is revealed: planetary masses are clothed in scalar field, which contributes 25% of the mass-energy of the clothed mass; the scalar potential around a planet is positive, compared with the negative gravitational potential; at laboratory scales, the scalar charge which couples to the scalar field is quadratic in electric charge; a new length scale of physics is encountered for the static scalar field around an electrically-charged mass, Ls=μ0Q2/M; the scalar charge of elementary particles is proportional to the electric charge, making the scalar force indistinguishable from the atomic electric force.

An unduly strong electrogravitic buoyancy force is predicted for electrically-charged objects in the planetary scalar field, and this calculation appears to be the first quantitative falsification of the Kaluza unification.

Since the simplest classical field, a long-range scalar field, is expected in nature, and since the Kaluza scalar field is as weak as gravity, we suggest that if there is an error in this calculation, it is likely to be in the magnitude of the coupling to the scalar field, not in the existence or magnitude of the scalar field itself.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Williams, L. L.. 2020. Long-Range Scalar Forces in Five-Dimensional General Relativity. Advances in Mathematical Physics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Williams, L. L.. Long-Range Scalar Forces in Five-Dimensional General Relativity. Advances in Mathematical Physics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127571

American Medical Association (AMA)

Williams, L. L.. Long-Range Scalar Forces in Five-Dimensional General Relativity. Advances in Mathematical Physics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127571

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1127571