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In this article we exploit the fact that the special relativistic formula which relates the energy and the 3-momentum of an elementary particle with its rest mass, resembles the pythagorean theorem for right triangles. Using such triangles,…

Popular Physics · Physics 2009-05-22 Theocharis A. Apostolatos

The attempt to unify the laws of physics is approached from a discrete vision of space and time, abandoning the continuous medium paradigm that presided over the derivation of certain equations of physics-Navier-Stokes., Navier-Lam{\'e},…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-10-08 Jean-Paul Caltagirone

Electrons in materials containing heavy elements are fundamentally relativistic and should in principle be described using the Dirac equation. However, the current standard for treatment of electrons in such materials involves density…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-08 Ann E. Mattsson , Daniel A. Rehn

The Dirac equation describes the motion of electrons in electromagnetic field, but it considers spin as intrinsic property without any real motion. We postulate spin as the intrinsic feature of vacuum, in which the incident electromagnetic…

General Physics · Physics 2009-05-08 Antal Rockenbauer

We research the natural causality of the Universe. We find that the equation of causality provides very good results on physics. That is our first endeavour and success in describing a quantitative expression of the law of causality. Hence,…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Do Minh Chi

Mass is commonly regarded as an intrinsic property of matter, but modern physics reveals particle masses to have complex origins, such as the Higgs mechanism in high-energy physics. In crystal lattices such as graphene, relativistic Dirac…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-16 Letian Yu , Haoran Xue , Ruixiang Guo , Eng Aik Chan , Yun Yong Terh , Cesare Soci , Baile Zhang , Y. D. Chong

The relativistic continuity equations for the extensive thermodynamic quantities are derived based on the divergence theorem in Minkowski space outlined by St\"uckelberg. This covariant approach leads to a relativistic formulation of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-10-11 Sylvain D. Brechet , Marin C. A. Girard

The Dirac equation is a cornerstone in the history of physics, merging successfully quantum mechanics with special relativity, providing a natural description of the electron spin and predicting the existence of anti-matter. Furthermore, it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-01-08 R. Gerritsma , G. Kirchmair , F. Zähringer , E. Solano , R. Blatt , C. F. Roos

A neo-classical relativistic mechanics theory is presented where the spin of an electron is a natural part of its space-time path as a point particle. The fourth-order equation of motion corresponds to the same Lagrangian function in proper…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-13 James L. Beck

The spontaneous (so-called Quincke) rotation of an uncharged, solid, dielectric, spherical particle under a steady electric field is analyzed, accounting for the inertia of the particle and the transient fluid inertia, or ``hydrodynamic…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-15 Jason K. Kabarowski , Aditya S. Khair , Rahil N. Valani

Numerical relativity is an essential tool for solving Einstein's equations of general relativity for dynamical systems characterized by high velocities and strong gravitational fields. The implementation of new algorithms that can solve…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Stuart L. Shapiro

A quantum gravity theory which becomes renormalizable at short distances due to a spontaneous symmetry breaking of Lorentz invariance and diffeomorphism invariance is studied. A breaking of Lorentz invariance with the breaking patterns…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-05-25 J. W. Moffat

The quantum hydrodynamic like equations as a function of two real sets of variables, the 4x4 action matrix and the 4 dimensional wave function modulus vector of the Dirac equation, are derived in the present work. The paper shows that in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-15 Piero Chiarelli

The relativistic hydrodynamic approach is used to describe production of strangeness and/or heavy quarks in ultrarelativistic heavy ion reactions. Production processes are important ingredients of dissipative effects in the hadronic liquid.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Turko

A basic problem in the relativistic quantum Hamilton-Jacobi theory is to understand whether it may admit superluminal solutions. Here we consider the averaging of the speed on a period of the oscillating term which is similar to Dirac's…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-06-20 Marco Matone

What can we discover? As the discussion in this paper is limited to ontological considerations, it does not deal with the discovery of new concepts. It raises the following question: What are the entities or existents that we can discover?…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2014-02-04 Amihud Gilead

The transformation converting equations invariant under Lorentz into the equations invariant under Galileo is obtained. On this basis: (1) the super-light electromagnetic wave with longitudinal and transversal modes is found out; (2) it is…

General Physics · Physics 2007-08-21 M. M. Kononenko

The space-time of modern physics is tailored on light. We rigorously construct the basic entities needed by kinematics: geometry of the physical space and time, using as tool electromagnetic waves, and particularly light-rays. After such a…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-12-15 Zoltan Neda

The Dirac equation has resided among the greatest successes of modern physics since its emergence as the first quantum mechanical theory fully compatible with special relativity. This compatibility ensures that the expectation value of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-02 J. P. Palastro , D. Ramsey , M. Formanek , J. Vieira , A. Di Piazza

Human creativity is often described as the mental process of combining associative elements into a new form, but emerging computational creativity algorithms may not operate in this manner. Here we develop an inverse problem formulation to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-10-15 Lav R. Varshney , Nazneen Fatema Rajani , Richard Socher
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