Volume 26: Pages 27-33, 2013

Harmonic quintessence and the derivation of the fundamental constants of thermodynamics

Andrew Worsley ^a)

The WWK Trust, c/o Challis and Associates, Brewery House, High Street, Westerham, Kent TN16 1RG, United Kingdom

The fundamental constants of thermodynamics, including Boltzmann's constant, Avogadro's number, and the fine structure constant, remain to date empirical. In this paper, the derivations of these fundamental constants and the equations of thermodynamics are explored. It is found that the constants of thermodynamics are related to the constancy of the speed of light and Planck's constant. Such findings result in greater mathematical insights into the relationship between the constants of thermodynamics and the fundamental constants of Nature as a whole.

Les constantes fondamentales de la thermodynamique, comme la constante de Boltzmann, le nombre d'Avogadro et la constante de structure fine, restent à ce jour empiriques. Dans cet article, nous explorons comment sont dérivées ces constantes, ainsi que les équations fondamentales de la thermodynamique. Nous établissons que ces constantes sont reliées à la constance de la vitesse de la lumière et la constante de Planck. Une meilleure compréhension mathématique de la relation entre ces constantes et les constantes fondamentales de la Nature dans leur ensemble en découle.

Keywords: Constants, Thermodynamics, Planck's Constant, Speed of Light, Fine Structure Constant

Received: June 9, 2011; Accepted: November 10, 2012; Published Online: February 7, 2013

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