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Weyl-Geometric Unified Field Theory (WGUF) is a grand unified theory (GUT) that attempts to unify the four forces of physics, electromagnetism, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity, by recasting the first three in a geometric framework compatible with the fourth. The theory was proposed by Jussi Lindgren, Andras Kovacs, and Jukka Liukkonen in 2025.[1]
Theory
[edit]The fundamental insight is to use differential geometry and Weyl geometry to derive electromagnetism as an intrinsic property of spacetime, similar to gravity in general relativity. The theory employs a Weyl space, in which the metric tensor’s covariant derivative can be non-zero, allowing spacetime geometry to encode electromagnetic properties. Electromagnetic fields, charges, and currents are treated as distortions of spacetime. Electromagnetic potential is considered to be a component of the metric tensor, while light and charge are described as fields, disturbances in spacetime.
The theory adopts a nonlinear generalization of Maxwell’s equations that underlies the theory's geometric representations. The Lorentz force law appears as a geodesic equation in spacetime. Charge density obeys a covariant wave equation, supporting a wave-like view of particles like electrons. The theory can describe quantum phenomena such as the Aharonov-Bohm effect and predicts vacuum fluctuations at the Planck scale, potentially incorporating quantum field theory and offering a geometric interpretation of the Dirac equation.[2]
Unlike string theory, this theory produces testable predictions for the Lorentz force and the impact of electromagnetic fields on spacetime geometry, aligning with general relativity.[3]
Background
[edit]Differential geometry
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Differential geometry is a mathematical discipline that studies the geometry of smooth shapes and smooth spaces, otherwise known as smooth manifolds. It uses the techniques of single variable calculus, vector calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra. The field has its origins in the study of spherical geometry as far back as antiquity. It also relates to astronomy, the geodesy of the Earth, and later the study of hyperbolic geometry by Lobachevsky. The simplest examples of smooth spaces are the plane and space curves and surfaces in the three-dimensional Euclidean space, and the study of these shapes formed the basis for development of modern differential geometry during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Since the late 19th century, differential geometry has grown into a field concerned more generally with geometric structures on differentiable manifolds. A geometric structure is one which defines some notion of size, distance, shape, volume, or other rigidifying structure. For example, in Riemannian geometry distances and angles are specified, in symplectic geometry volumes may be computed, in conformal geometry only angles are specified, and in gauge theory certain fields are given over the space. Differential geometry is closely related to, and is sometimes taken to include, differential topology, which concerns itself with properties of differentiable manifolds that do not rely on any additional geometric structure (see that article for more discussion on the distinction between the two subjects). Differential geometry is also related to the geometric aspects of the theory of differential equations, otherwise known as geometric analysis.
Differential geometry finds applications throughout mathematics and the natural sciences. Most prominently the language of differential geometry was used by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity, and subsequently by physicists in the development of quantum field theory and the standard model of particle physics. Outside of physics, differential geometry finds applications in chemistry, economics, engineering, control theory, computer graphics and computer vision, and recently in machine learning.
Weyl geometry
[edit]Weyl geometry is a generalization of Riemannian geometry. It extends the mathematical framework used in Albert Einstein’s general relativity by introducing additional geometric flexibility, specifically through a non-metricity condition that allows the metric tensor’s scale (or length) to vary across spacetime.
Weyl geometry allows the metric tensor’s covariant derivative to be non-zero, introducing a vector field (related to the electromagnetic potential). This enables the metric to encode both gravitational and electromagnetic fields. The metric tensor can be seen as a grid overlaid on spacetime. The grid’s spacing and orientation (encoded in g𝜇v) describe how to measure distances and angles. In general relativity, mass warps this grid (via gravity), affecting motion. In WGUF, the grid’s flexibility (via Weyl geometry) accounts for electromagnetic activity, making it a universal descriptor of both gravity and electromagnetism.[4]
History
[edit]Historically, the first true GUT, which was based on the simple Lie group SU(5), was proposed by Howard Georgi and Sheldon Glashow in 1974.[5] The Georgi–Glashow model was preceded by the semisimple Lie algebra Pati–Salam model by Abdus Salam and Jogesh Pati also in 1974,[6] who pioneered the idea to unify gauge interactions.
The acronym GUT was first coined in 1978 by CERN researchers John Ellis, Andrzej Buras, Mary K. Gaillard, and Dimitri Nanopoulos, however in the final version of their paper[7] they opted for the less anatomical GUM (Grand Unification Mass). Nanopoulos later that year was the first to use[8] the acronym in a paper.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lindgren, Jussi. "Einstein's dream of a unified field theory accomplished?". phys.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ Hanks, Micah (2025-04-16). "Einstein's Unified Field Theory Realized? New Theory Unites Electromagnetism and Gravity Through Geometry". The Debrief. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Unified Field Theory - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ Carroll, Sean M. (2019-08-08). "Special Relativity and Flat Spacetime". Spacetime and Geometry. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–47. doi:10.1017/9781108770385.002. ISBN 978-1-108-48839-6. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ Georgi, H.; Glashow, S.L. (1974). "Unity of All Elementary Particle Forces". Physical Review Letters. 32 (8): 438–41. Bibcode:1974PhRvL..32..438G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.438. S2CID 9063239.
- ^ Pati, J.; Salam, A. (1974). "Lepton Number as the Fourth Color". Physical Review D. 10 (1): 275–89. Bibcode:1974PhRvD..10..275P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.10.275.
- ^ Buras, A.J.; Ellis, J.; Gaillard, M.K.; Nanopoulos, D.V. (1978). "Aspects of the grand unification of strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions" (PDF). Nuclear Physics B. 135 (1): 66–92. Bibcode:1978NuPhB.135...66B. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(78)90214-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ Nanopoulos, D.V. (1979). "Protons Are Not Forever". Orbis Scientiae. 1: 91. Harvard Preprint HUTP-78/A062.
- ^ Ellis, J. (2002). "Physics gets physical". Nature. 415 (6875): 957. Bibcode:2002Natur.415..957E. doi:10.1038/415957b. PMID 11875539.
External links
[edit]- Lindgren, Jussi; Kovacs, Andras; Liukkonen, Jukka (2025-04-01). "Electromagnetism as a purely geometric theory". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2987 (1): 012001. Bibcode:2025JPhCS2987a2001L. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2987/1/012001. ISSN 1742-6588.
- Lindgren, Jussi; Liukkonen, Jukka (2019-12-27). "Quantum Mechanics can be understood through stochastic optimization on spacetimes". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 19984. Bibcode:2019NatSR...919984L. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-56357-3. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 31882809.