THE PLANCK AETHER HYPOTHESIS
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Planck Aether Hypothesis
I. The Case for an Aether
II. Derivation of Quantum Mechanics from the Planck Aether Hypothesis
III. Approximate Solutions of the Quantized Field Equation for the Planck Aether
IV. Formation of the Vortex Lattice and the Unification of
Maxwell's and Einstein's Equations
IV. 1 Formation of the Vortex Lattice
IV.2 Electromagnetic and Gravitational Waves
IV.3 Electromagnetic and Gravitational Interaction
V. DiracSpinors
V.1 Correspondence Principle Treatment
V.2 Wave Mechanical Treatment
V.3 Spinor Rotons
V.4 Neutrino Oscillations
V.5 Spin Statistics Theorem
VI. Quark-Lepton Symmetries and the Higgs Field
VI.1 Fractional Charges
VI.2 Fractionally Charged Quarks
VI.3 The Origin of the Higgs Field
VI.4 Higher Families
VI.5 Parity and CP Violation
VII. Lorentz Invariance
VII. 1 Einstein-Hopf Friction Force
VII.2 Dynamic Interpretation of Lorentz Invariance
VI1.3 Derivation of the Lorentz Transformations
VII.4 Synchronization by Slow Clock Transport
VII.5 General Relativity
VII.6 Further Remarks about Lorentz Invariance and General Relativity
VIII. Equivalence and Gauge Principles
VIII.1 Origin of Gravitational Mass
VIII.2 Origin of Inertial Mass and Principle of Equivalence
VIII.3 Interpretation of Gauge Invariance
VIII.4 Analogies Between Einstein-Gravity and Non—Abelian Gauge Field Theories
VIII.5 Asymptotic Behavior
IX. Astrophysical and Cosmological Problems
IX. 1 Nonbaryonic Cold Dark Matter
IX.2 Rotation Curves of Disc Galaxies and the Roton Cold Dark Matter Conjecture
IX. 3 Black Hole Entropy
IX.4 The Entropy of the Universe
IX.5 The Sum of All Charges Equal Zero Theorem
IX.6 Beyond the Visible Universe
IX.7 Is there a Shadow Matter?
X. Quantum Mechanical Nonlocality and the Planck Aether Hypothesis
X.1 Action at a Distance
X.2 The Sagnac- and Aharonov-Bohm Effect
X.3 Phase Entanglement
X.4 Wave Function Collapse
XI. Finitistic Formulation
XI. 1 Physical and Mathematical Continuum
XI.2 The Continuum and the Divergence Problems of Relativistic Quantum Field Theories
XI.3 Finite Difference Operators
XI.4 Finitistic Field Equation
XI.5 Lagrange Formalism
XI.6 Maximum Energy and Momentum
XII. Breaking of the Quantum Correlations
XII.1 Number of Fundamental Constants
XII.2 Past Attempts
XII.3 Turbulent Fluctuations of the Planck Aether
References
Epilog: 20th Century Clouds of Physics and Einstein Dammerung Translation of a Letter by Helsenberg
A. Appendix
A.I Conventions, Abbreviations and Symbols
A.2 About the Author
A.3 The Value of Sommerfeld's Finestructure Constant as a Consequence of the Planck-Aether Hypothesis
A.4 Planck Mass Rotons as Cold Dark Matter and Quintessence
A.6 Index