Fundamental units in gravitational, electromagnetic and weak (Fermi) interactions. (English) Zbl 07851398
Summary: In analogy with Planck’s construction of fundamental quantities in gravitation, we construct fundamental quantities associated with (1) theories of electrodynamics in which the electromagnetic field has a maximum value (e.g. Born-Infeld theory), and (2) the Fermi interaction. This gives us a maximum intensity of the electromagnetic field, and also reveals a close relationship between the fundamental lengths associated with the gravitational and weak interactions, supporting the connection between these two interactions.
MSC:
| 81V10 | Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics |
| 81V15 | Weak interaction in quantum theory |
| 81V17 | Gravitational interaction in quantum theory |
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