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THE PLANCK AETHER HYPOTHESIS

CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction: The Planck Aether Hypothesis

I. The Case for an Aether

  1. The Standard Model
  2. The Strengths of the Coupling Constants
  3. The Problem of the Zero-Point Vacuum Energy
  4. The Problem of Quantum Gravity
  5. Past and Recent Attempts to Formulate a TOE (Theory of Everything)
  6. The Case for an Aether

II. Derivation of Quantum Mechanics from the Planck Aether Hypothesis

  1. Boltzmann Equation for the Planck Aether
  2. Quantum Mechanics of the Densely Packed Assembly of Positive and Negative Planck Mass Particles
  3. Derivation of the Schrodinger Equation for the Planck Masses by a Variational Principle

III. Approximate Solutions of the Quantized Field Equation for the Planck Aether

  1. Hartree and the Hartree-Fock Approximation
  2. Hydrodynamic Formulation
  3. Waves and Vortices in the Hartree-Approximation
  4. Waves and Vortices in the Hartree-Fock Approximation
  5. Inclusion of the Quantum Potential
  6. Rotons
  7. Origin of Charge

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.5 Proper names

A.6 Index

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