Researchers Grit Kalies and Duong D Do have proposed a new understanding of energy and mass in theoretical physics, challenging current theories. Their concept, known as momentum work, involves a change in the basic energetic concepts of physics, including binding processes. The researchers argue that the basic energy problems of physics can only be solved by a new conceptual approach, not by introducing additional correction parameters into current standard models. Their work could potentially initiate a paradigm shift in fundamental theoretical physics, providing a new understanding of the interaction and energies involved in quantum processes.
What is Momentum Work and its Role in Physics?
Momentum work is a concept that involves a change in the basic energetic concepts of physics, including binding processes. This concept was explored by Grit Kalies from the Physical Chemistry HTW University of Applied Sciences Dresden and Duong D Do from the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Their research was published in AIP Advances on January 16, 2024.
The researchers propose a new understanding of the interaction and the energies involved using a vibrating diatomic molecule. They critically review the current force-based interpretation of potential energy profiles such as the Morse or Lennard-Jones potentials. The energy profiles are reinterpreted within the framework of quantum-process thermodynamics, and the forms of energy released during the spontaneous formation of a bond are specified.
How Does Momentum Work Challenge Current Physics Theories?
The researchers argue that there are several unresolved questions about energy and mass in current theoretical physics. For instance, the energy densities of vacuum calculated in the Standard Model of particle physics and the standard model of cosmology differ by a factor of 10^120. This unresolved problem was already known in 1989.
Additionally, dark matter and dark energy have remained postulates. The predictions of the ΛCDM model continue to be inconsistent with observations, for example, of dwarf galaxies, and dark energy becomes increasingly questionable.
What is the New Conceptual Approach Proposed?
The researchers suggest that the basic energy problems of physics can be solved only by a new basic conceptual approach and not by introducing additional correction parameters into the current standard models. They propose the idea of interaction via processes, which implies the unconditional validity of the conservation of energy for arbitrarily short periods of time and enables a non-absurd and vivid description of quantum processes.
How is Momentum Work Applied to Microscopic Systems?
The researchers apply the findings of their series of papers to microscopic systems such as atoms and molecules. They present and discuss the energy cycles for the energy conversion of two atoms during their oscillation in a molecule within the framework of quantum-process thermodynamics.
What are the Implications of this Research?
The researchers’ work on momentum and the energetic foundations of physics could initiate a paradigm shift in fundamental theoretical physics. Their research provides a path toward the development of a unified interaction theory and implies the real wave character of any quantum object. This could potentially address some of the unresolved questions in current theoretical physics and provide a new understanding of the interaction and energies involved in quantum processes.
“Momentum work and the energetic foundations of physics. V. Interaction of quantum objects via processes” is an article authored by Grit Kalies and D. D., published in AIP Advances on January 1, 2024. The paper explores the interaction of quantum objects through various processes, contributing to the understanding of the energetic foundations of physics. The full article can be accessed through its DOI: 10.1063/5.0183546.
