UNIFIED FIELD THEORY AND OCCAM'S RAZOR

Unified Field Theory was an expression first used by Einstein in his attempt to unify general relativity with electromagnetism. Unified Field Theory and Occam's Razor attempts to provide real answers to foundational questions related to this unification and should be of high interest to innovative scientists. A diverse group of contributing authors approach an old problem with an open-mindedness that presents a new and fresh perspective. The following topics are discussed in detail in the hope of a fruitful dialogue with all who are interested in this subject:

This highly original book brings together theoretical researchers and experimentalists specialized in the areas of mathematics and epistemology, theoretical and experimental physics, engineering, and technology. For years they have worked independently on topics related to the foundations and unity of physics and have had numerous overlapping ideas in terms of using Clifford algebra and spinors. Within the book, new technology applications are outlined and theoretical results are complemented by interpretations of experimental data.

Contents:

• Preface
• About the Authors
• Mathematical Preliminaries (Paul O'Hara, Giorgio Vassallo, and András Kovács)
• Foundations: Electromagnetism, General Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics:
  • Maxwell's Equations and Occam's Razor (Francesco Celani, Antonino Oscar Di Tommaso, and Giorgio Vassallo)
  • Electromagnetic and Quantum Mechanical Waves (András Kovács and Paul O'Hara)
  • The Electron and Occam's Razor (Francesco Celani, Antonino Oscar Di Tommaso, and Giorgio Vassallo)
  • The Aharonov–Bohm Effect, Proca Fields, and Flux Quantization (Giorgio Vassallo and Antonino Oscar Di Tommaso)
  • Wave–Particle Duality (Paul O'Hara, András Kovács, and Giorgio Vassallo)
  • Battle of Theories: Magnetic Moment and Lamb Shift Calculations (András Kovács)
  • Spinor Fields (András Kovács and Giorgio Vassallo)
  • Electron Orbitals and Space–Time Curvature (Paul O'Hara and András Kovács)
  • The Pauli Exclusion Principle (Paul O'Hara and András Kovács)
  • Electron Dynamics in Metals (András Kovács)
• Experimental Validation and Practical Applications:
  • Superconductivity (András Kovács and Giorgio Vassallo)
  • Compton-Scale Electron–Proton Composite (András Kovács)/li>
  • Electron-Mediated Nuclear Fusion (András Kovács and Giorgio Vassallo)
  • Nuclear Forces and Occam's Razor (András Kovács)
  • Transmutations by Evanescent Neutrinos (András Kovács)
  • Do Magnetic Monopoles Exist? (András Kovács)
  • Simple Experiments (András Kovács and Francesco Celani)

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners studying the foundations of quantum physics, Maxwell's equations and general relativity. In other words, the book is for all who are interested in a Unified Field Theory applicable at all scales.