Is mass quantized?

被引：31

作者：

Wesson, PS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Phys, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

来源：

MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS A | 2004年 / 19卷 / 26期

关键词：

cosmological constant; quantization; higher-dimensional field theory;

D O I：

10.1142/S0217732304015270

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The cosmological constant combined with Planck's constant and the speed of light implies a quantum of mass of approximately 2 x 10(-65) g. This follows either from a generic dimensional analysis, or from a specific analysis where the cosmological constant appears in 4D spacetime as the result of a dimensional reduction from higher-dimensional relativity (such as 5D induced-matter and membrane theory). In the latter type of theory, all the particles in the universe can be in higher-dimensional contact.

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页数：6

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