On the Role of Einstein-Cartan Gravity in Fundamental Particle Physics
Abstract
Two of the major open questions in particle physics are: (1) Why are the elementary fermionic particles that are so far observed have such low mass-energy compared to the Planck energy scale? And (2), what mechanical energy may be counterbalancing the divergent electrostatic and strong force energies of point-like charged fermions in the vicinity of the Planck scale? In this paper, using a hitherto unrecognized mechanism derived from the non-linear amelioration of Dirac equation known as the Hehl-Datta equation within Einstein-Cartan-Sciama-Kibble (ECSK) extension of general relativity, we present detailed numerical estimates suggesting that the mechanical energy arising from the gravity-induced self-interaction in the ECSK theory can address both of these questions in tandem.
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@article{arxiv.1705.06036,
title = {On the Role of Einstein-Cartan Gravity in Fundamental Particle Physics},
author = {Carl F. Diether and Joy Christian},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.06036},
year = {2022}
}
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18 pages; No figure; Published version; For further details about our results see http://einstein-cartan.org