Spacetime-Based Foundation of Quantum
Mechanics and General Relativity
John A. Macken
Abstract This work makes the case that everything in the universe (all particles,
fields and forces) is derived from the single building block of 4 dimensional
spacetime. The tremendously large impedance of spacetime (c
3 /G) permits small
amplitude waves in spacetime to be the universal building block. The spacetime
wave-based fermion model is shown to plausibly possess the correct spin, energy
and the ability to appear to be point particles in experiments. This model also
generates the weak gravity curvature of spacetime and the gravitational force
between particles. The electrostatic force between fundamental particles is also
derived and shown to be related to the gravitational force through a simple difference in exponents. A new constant of nature is proposed which converts electrical charge into a strain of space. The distortion of spacetime produced by photons
is also analyzed.
Keywords Spacetime field Á Impedance of spacetime Á Zero point energy Á
Gravitation Á Unification of forces Á Theory of everything Á Aether
1 Introduction
Quantum systems present many characteristics which can be described mathematically but cannot be understood conceptually. For example, a carbon monoxide
molecule isolated in a vacuum can only rotate at integer multiples of 115 GHz.
What enforces this quantized angular momentum? Why do fundamental particles
exhibit wave-particle duality and probabilistic characteristics? What is the mechanism by which particles produce curved spacetime?
Generations of physicists have been unable to bring conceptual understanding to
the foundational questions of both quantum mechanics (QM) and general relativity
J.A. Macken (&)
Macken Instruments Inc., 3186 Coffey Ln, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
e-mail: jmacken@stmarys-ca.edu
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
M.A.C. Nascimento et al. (eds.), Frontiers in Quantum Methods and Applications
in Chemistry and Physics, Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 29,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14397-2_13
219
Mechanics and General Relativity
John A. Macken
Abstract This work makes the case that everything in the universe (all particles,
fields and forces) is derived from the single building block of 4 dimensional
spacetime. The tremendously large impedance of spacetime (c
3 /G) permits small
amplitude waves in spacetime to be the universal building block. The spacetime
wave-based fermion model is shown to plausibly possess the correct spin, energy
and the ability to appear to be point particles in experiments. This model also
generates the weak gravity curvature of spacetime and the gravitational force
between particles. The electrostatic force between fundamental particles is also
derived and shown to be related to the gravitational force through a simple difference in exponents. A new constant of nature is proposed which converts electrical charge into a strain of space. The distortion of spacetime produced by photons
is also analyzed.
Keywords Spacetime field Á Impedance of spacetime Á Zero point energy Á
Gravitation Á Unification of forces Á Theory of everything Á Aether
1 Introduction
Quantum systems present many characteristics which can be described mathematically but cannot be understood conceptually. For example, a carbon monoxide
molecule isolated in a vacuum can only rotate at integer multiples of 115 GHz.
What enforces this quantized angular momentum? Why do fundamental particles
exhibit wave-particle duality and probabilistic characteristics? What is the mechanism by which particles produce curved spacetime?
Generations of physicists have been unable to bring conceptual understanding to
the foundational questions of both quantum mechanics (QM) and general relativity
J.A. Macken (&)
Macken Instruments Inc., 3186 Coffey Ln, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
e-mail: jmacken@stmarys-ca.edu
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
M.A.C. Nascimento et al. (eds.), Frontiers in Quantum Methods and Applications
in Chemistry and Physics, Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 29,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14397-2_13
219