Mendel Sachs

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Mendel Sachs (born 13 April 1927) is an American theoretical physicist who claims to have completed Albert Einstein's program, specifically, first, unifying the fields in a relativistic field theory of inertia, and, then, showing that quantum theory emerges from constraints imposed by the field theory itself.[1] Sachs uses symmetry groups based on quaternions to unify matter, electromagnetism, and gravitation in a relativity theory of inertia [2] and then demonstrates that empirical results of quantum theory emerge in the nonrelativistic (low energy-momentum transfer) domain.[3]

Sachs says of quantum field theory, "The well known trouble with RQFT is that when its formal expression is examined for its solutions, it is found that it does not have any! This is because of infinities that are automatically generated in this formulation."[4] His view of much that has followed, then, in both the standard model of particle physics and in cosmology, is that it is either incorrect or has been misinterpreted. Further, he contends that, because of fundamental incompatibilities between relativity theory and quantum theory, a quantum theory of gravity is a logical impossibility.[5]

Sachs' degrees, A.B., M.A., and Ph.D., are in Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Since 1966 he has been Professor of Physics at the State University of New York Buffalo; Emeritus since 1997.[6]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Pais, Abraham (1982), Subtle Is the Lord, Oxford University Press, Oxford, p. 463, ISBN 0-19-280672-6 
  2. ^ Sachs, Mendel (1982), General Relativity and Matter, Reidel, Dordrecht, ISBN 90-277-1381-2 
  3. ^ Sachs, Mendel (1986), Quantum Mechanics from General Relativity, Reidel, Dordrecht, ISBN 90-277-2247-1 
  4. ^ Mendel Sachs Web site. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  5. ^ Sachs, Mendel (2004), Quantum Mechanics and Gravity, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-00800-4 
  6. ^ Mendel Sachs Web site. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
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NAME Mendel, Sachs
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Physicist
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1927 (1927-04-13)
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