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On a possible foundation of a theory of matter

General Physics 2016-08-14 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

This is the third paper by Nordstr{\"o}m on his five dimensional theory. Here Nordstr{\"o}m attempts to base a theory of matter on the energy conservation generalized to the five dimensional case. This involves a new fundamental constant related to the elementary electric charge.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0702223,
  title  = {On a possible foundation of a theory of matter},
  author = {Gunnar Nordström},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0702223},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

This is a translation of the third paper by Gunnar Nordstr{\"o}m on his five dimensional theory: ''{\"U}ber eine m{\"o}gliche Grundlage einer Theorie der Materie'' (1915)