Pioneer Effect: An Interesting Numerical Coincidence
| dc.creator | Mäkelä, Jarmo | |
| dc.date | 2007-10-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:39:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:39:14Z | |
| dc.description | We note that if we construct from the observed anomalous acceleration $a_P=(8.74\pm1.33)\times 10^{-10}m/s^2$ of the spacecrafts Pioneer 10 and 11 towards the Sun, the proton mass $m_p$ and Newton's gravitational constant $G$ a quantity $\ell_P:=(Gm_p/a_P)^{1/2}$, which has the same dimension as length, then $\ell_P$ is roughly of the same order of magnitude as is the Compton wave length of a proton. We formulate a simple quantum mechanical hypothesis, which aims to provide an explanation to this interesting numerical coincidence. | |
| dc.description | 15 pages, no figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5460 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5460 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/141004 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | Pioneer Effect: An Interesting Numerical Coincidence | |
| dc.type | text |