Quantum Electro-Gravity?

Read Blogs and Add Comments

Page underconstruction

Introduction

Given the validity of Minkowski's space-time metric; energy can pass from a quantum system A at an event 1 to a quantum system B at an event 2, providing the proper time interval separating the two events has zero magnitude. The structure of space-time enables electromagnetic interaction between quantum systems without the need for a third party carrier. (No particles. No waves are required). The accepted metric for space-time seems to exclude the possibility of free photons. This means the standard interpretation of quantum electro-dymamics is probably wrong in spite of its extreme accuracy with experimental results. This need not be a problem provided we accept the principle of equivalence, that a strike from a remote quantum system via a null interval surface is the dynamic equivalent of being struck by a free particle (a photon).

Quantum mechanics developed in Minkowski Space-time does not require carriers to mediate electromagnetic interaction between charged entities. Quantum mechanics developed in Newtonian space and time require something to carry the electromagnetic force across the gulf between Charged particles.

In the standard theory charged quantum objects are thought of as continually emitting virtual photons. As soon as a virtual particle is emitted, then it will be reabsorbed by the source; without affecting its average inertial state unless the virtual particle is absorbed by another charged object. If a virtual particle is exchanged then velocities of the participating objects will be affected and an electromagnetic interaction will have taken place between them.
However, if the Minkowski metric is valid then it appears that the structure of space-time precludes the existence of of free photons virtual or otherwise. Instead of emitting virtual photons the object must interact directly with remote charged objects via null interval paths.

In the new interpretation a quantum system will exchange energy with another system that is spatially remote from it. To avoid a permanent violation of the laws of conservation the emitter will then absorb energy from further remote system so there is no change to the average inertial state of our first system. This yields a picture of a universe in which all charged particles are continuously exchanging energies but the net affect of this vast activity is to maintain in the long term the laws of conservation of energy and momentum.
Although by developing Quantum electrodynamics with respect to Minkowski space-time our new interpretation of what is happening is very different to the standard view the resulting
mechanism is dynamically equivalent to the standard interpretation of QED. So far the only advantage proper interval locality has over the conventional interpretation of QED is its simplisticity, elegance and self-consistency in that there are no reconciliation requirements between quantum mechanics and special relativity.

However the conclusion that electro-magnetically charged entities are continuously interacting with spatially remote charged objects suggests the intriguing possibility that the quantum electro-dynamic activity of entities may be influenced by the distribution of matter within the universe. The possibility of QED being influenced to create a universal force of attraction between massive objects is particularly intriguing. It begs the question is gravity a manifestation of QED?

Gravity is perhaps not a mysterious and very weak force of universal attraction between all matter, but may be the consequence of statistical imbalances in the quantum electrodynamics caused by the uneven distribution of matter.

How can proper interval locality quantum electrodynamics create a universal force of attraction.

Let us assume the universe is electrically neutral. Perhaps it contains 10^80 pairs of positive and negatively charged objects. To a negatively charged object, let say an electron, the universe will appear to be have unit positive charge. Similarly to a proton the universe will appear to be negatively charged. Every charged entity will find itself within a universe that has an equal and opposite charge to its own. Lets call it the relative cosmic charge.

In principle there is a net force of attraction between any charged object and the universe. A universal force of attraction. Of course charged particles exist within the body universe and the force will act on the object from all directions and with a uniform distribution of matter all the forces created by PILQED will cancel themselves out.

But of course matter is not evenly distributed through the world and charged entities in the vicinity of concentrations of matter are likely to interact virtually objects within the mass. The relative cosmic charge will cause a small imbalance in the quantum electro-dynamic activity giving a net motion to towards the concentration of matter.

With the idea that gravity may be a manifestation of quantum electrodynamics; we shall now have a go at developing atheory to determine a value for the gravitational constant.

Using proper interval locality quantum electrodynamics to determine the gravitational constant.

Consider the force developed between a proton and an electron which are separated by one meter.

F = q1q2/4pe0r2

F = 1.6x10-19×1.6×10-19/4×3.14159×8.8542×10-12

F = 2.30081*10-28 Newtons

This is the classical force acting between the proton and electron when separated by one metre.

Let us assume the Compton cross section the proton and the electron is 10-15 m or 1030 m2
1/100 barn

At a radius of one metre this cross section will subtend a solid angle of 4pi×10^30 sterradians.

If the universe contains say 10^80 atoms then this angle will hold abuot 10^50 atoms. Among which will be shared a relative cosmic charge of approximately 10^-49 coloumbs. Between a hydrogen atom and the relative cosmic charges seen by each of the atom's charged components will develop an a force attracting the atom towards the this conical section of the universe.