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Is Planck's Constant h a "Quantum" Constant? An Alternative Classical Interpretation

Classical Physics 2013-01-28 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Although Planck's constant h is currently regarded as the elementary quantum of action appearing in quantum theory, it can also be interpreted as the multiplicative scale factor setting the scale of classical zero-point radiation appearing in classical electromagnetic theory. Relativistic classical electron theory with classical electromagnetic zero-point radiation gives many results in agreement with quantum theory. The areas of agreement between this classical theory and Nature seem worth further investigation.

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@article{arxiv.1301.6043,
  title  = {Is Planck's Constant h a "Quantum" Constant? An Alternative Classical Interpretation},
  author = {Timothy H. Boyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.6043},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages

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