This physics model starts with a chiral mechanism for gravity
And then builds the model around that mechanism
The reason for starting with gravity, is that there might be only a few mechanisms that can produce gravity
If that is the case, then the model's chiral mechanism for gravity could be the actual mechanism - link to the model's discussion on a chiral mechanism for gravity
The model discusses mechanisms for gravity, mass, electric charge, electric fields, subatomic particles, atomic nuclei, the atom, and the double-slit experiment
Link to the model's atom walk through discussion and link to the model's double-slit experiment discussion
A criticism made of these discussions is that maths is not supplied
But before maths there must be an idea
The model uses mechanical mechanisms, and those mechanical mechanisms can be used to assess the model
Link to the model's discussion on a mechanical model
For example, the following animation shows the model's mechanism for electron capture by the atomic nucleus Beryllium‑7, the button starts the animation and the button shows the capture process
Contact details
If you would like to help publicise the model for discussion, please feel free to inform other people about the model - thank you, Bob Pike
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Background to the model
The concept of a quantum field is the basis for modern physics, and modern physics uses the mathematics of quantum fields to model the subatomic particles
Evidence for quantum fields is given by the mathematically modelled subatomic particles, matching the behaviour of subatomic particles in the atom and the double-slit experiment
In contrast to the use of fields, this model uses a strand particle to model the subatomic particles
In the model, the subatomic particles are particles, and the atom, the double-slit experiment, and gravity, are modelled using those particles - link to the model's approach - modelling the subatomic particles as particles
The model's strand particle has a shape, and a size, and a surface, and the strand particle moves at a constant speed, against a static universal reference frame, in three dimensional space
The model mathematically models its interpretation of the subatomic particles using a physics engine that processes the behaviour of the strand particle
In addition to modelling the atom, the double-slit experiment, and gravity, the atomic nuclei of the atoms are also modelled
The following animation shows how the strand particle is used to build the model's four base particles - the neutrino, electron, positron, 'neutral' particle
The following animation shows how the model's four base particles - the neutrino, electron, positron, 'neutral' particle - are used to build the model's proton, neutron, atomic nuclei, and a particle of light
The following animation is interactive, where you can build the model's atomic nuclei, the button loads the interactive mode
Please note, in the model, a proton is a positron sandwiched between two of the model's 'neutral' particles, a neutron is a proton with an electron embedded in its side, and the atomic nuclei have a flat structure
Which is different to the structure that is often used to depict an atomic nucleus
Image produced by Wikipedia user Marekich
For reference, this is the Lagrangian equation that is used in the Standard Model of particle physics
Image produced by Chen Ning Yang, Robert Mills, Chien-Shiung Wu, Sheldon Glashow, Steven Weinberg, Abdus Salam - Wikimedia Commons Index Id 109673501
Einstein and quantum mechanics
Einstein's concern with quantum mechanics is that quantum mechanics appears to be an incomplete theory
For example, quantum mechanics does not provide a mechanism for the Pauli exclusion principle, nor a mechanism for quantum entanglement
Link to the questions and modern physics answers page quantum mechanics discussions
