The above result, 1.616229(38)×10−35 meters, is the current value used by International System of Units (SI unit). The prior working value was tP ≈ 1.616255(18)×10−35 m. At the time the horizontally-scrolled chart was done, it was the accepted SI value. These new SI base units were redefined in 2019.
Base Units: Follow the progression of the Planck Length to the Observable Universe in just 202 base-2 notations that defines our horizontally-scrolled, working chart of the universe. It is a highly-integrated, mathematical view of the universe. Some might say that it is a map of the universe.
We invite you to help us interpret what it all means!
Some say that it is fundamentally flawed. In 2018 the work of John Ralston came up in several searches about the Planck Length. Ralston was questioning the efficacy of the calculations for the Planck constant which would put all of Planck’s calculations in question.
I wrote to him. Now, follow that same progression for Planck Time to the Observable Universe in the same 202 notations. Planck Time is always (and necessarily) defined by light and Planck Length.
If the first manifestation of physicality is an infinitesimal sphere and the entire universe is filled with such spheres (defined by the Planck Length divided by Planck Time and equal to light), here we just may begin to demythologize dark matter and dark energy.
This universe is enveloped with light, non-visible and penetrating everything, everywhere for all time. Within this model, here is a primordial carrier frequency once thought of as the ether. Notwithstanding, this formal definition, also involves the gravitational constant and the Planck Mass which is also a physical constant. We believe that this Planck scale is quite unlike any definition heretofore given by the academic and scholarly community in that is defined by all the dimensionless constants that define our Planck base units. More
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Other People Are Saying
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length
“In physics, the Planck length, denoted ℓP, is a unit of length, equal to 1.616199(97)×10−35 metres. It is a base unit in the system of Planck units, developed by physicist Max Planck. The Planck length can be defined from three fundamental physical constants: the speed of light in a vacuum, the Planck constant, and the gravitational constant.”
Physlink.com
“The Planck length is the scale at which classical ideas about gravity and space-time cease to be valid, and quantum effects dominate. This is the quantum of length, the smallest measurement of length with any meaning. And roughly equal to 1.6 x 10-35 m or about 10-20 times the size of a proton.”
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae635.cfm
“All of the quantities that have “Planck” attached to their name can ultimately be understood from the concept of the “Planck mass.” The Planck mass, roughly speaking, is the mass a point particle would need to have for its classical Schwarzschild radius (the size of its event horizon, if you like) to be the same size as its quantum-mechanical Compton wavelength (or the spread of its wave-function, if you like). That mass is 1019 GeV/c2, or about 10-8 kilograms.”
“The significance of this mass is that it is the energy scale at which the quantum properties of the object (remember, this is a point particle!) are as important as the general relativity properties of the object. Therefore it is likely to be the mass scale at which quantum gravity effects start to matter. Turning this into a mass is as simple as using the formula for the Compton wavelength given in the above link and plugging in the Planck mass. Thus, the Planck length is the typical quantum size of a particle with a mass equal to the Planck mass. As you point out, the Planck time is then just the Planck length divided by the speed of light.”
“Since the Planck length has this special property of being the length scale where we can’t ignore quantum gravity effects, it is typically taken to be the size of a fundamental string, in string theory. Alternatively, if we consider more general theories of quantum gravity, one might speculate that it is the typical size of the “fuzziness” of spacetime. It’s a length scale (or energy scale) we are unlikely to probe in any future experiments so we tend to interpret it as the length scale at which classical general relativity (GR) “breaks down” — i.e. at which classical GR fails to provide an accurate description of nature. This is very similar to the way that the speed of light is considered the velocity scale at which Newtonian mechanics “breaks down” and special relativity is called for.”
Answered by: Brent Nelson, Ph.D., Research Fellow, University of Michigan
A video with Alex Filippenko, Clifford Johnson, Max Tegmark and Sean Carroll
Take three the constants: (1) Planck Constant (hbar relates to quantum mechanics), (2) the speed of light (creates relativity), and (3) the universal gravitational constant G (of course, relates to gravity).
Combine the three in the only way to create a length: Planck Length equals the square root of hbar times G divided by c3 = 1.616229(38)×10−35 meters
Using dimensional analysis, a natural length scale emerges by quantizing gravitation with the curvature of space. It may also be true that another way to calculate it is within the entropy for black holes. A formula which is beyond our current comprehension is S = A / (4 L)2 where A is the area of the event horizon.
What is the Planck Length? Frank Wilczek says:
“The Planck length, formally, is a combination of fundamental constants that has dimensions of a length. I discussed this in some depth in the enclosed pieces. Perhaps the most physical interpretation emerged many years after Planck’s original numerology.
“It is as follows:
“In quantum mechanics, all dynamical variables fluctuate. Thus for example there is no sense in which a particle can have a definite position and momentum at the same time (uncertainty principle).
“In general relativity, the geometry of space-time is a dynamical variable. Space-time can be bent by energy and momentum; in fact that is how we account for gravity.
Putting these two together: the geometry of space-time fluctuates.
“Now you can ask when the fluctuations in distance between two points becomes comparable to the distance itself. It turns out this occurs at distances approaching the Planck length.
“I should emphasize that the Planck length is not a substance or law, just a rough concept. So for example twice or half the Planck length would be just as good as the Planck length itself, as a concept — it’s basically a matter of convention which you use.”
Research
When were the current SI values determined for Planck time and Planck length? …year?
Note: The above result, 1.616229(38)×10−35 meters, is the current value used by International System of Units (SI unit). The prior working value was tP ≈ 1.616255(18)×10−35 m. At the time the horizontally-scrolled chart was done, it was the accepted SI value. These new SI base units were redefined in 2019.
Follow the progression of the Planck Length to the Observable Universe in just 202 notations within the horizontally-scrolled, working chart of the universe.
We invite you to help us interpret what it all means!
Now, follow that same progression for Planck Time to the Observable Universe in the same 202 notations. Planck Time is always (and necessarily) defined by light and Planck Length.
If the first manifestation of physicality is an infinitesimal sphere and the entire universe is filled with such spheres (defined by the Planck Length divided by Planck Time and equal to light), here we just may begin to demythologize dark matter and dark energy.
This universe is enveloped with light, non-visible and penetrating everything, everywhere for all time. Within this model, here is a primordial carrier frequency once thought of as the ether. Notwithstanding, this formal definition, also involves the gravitational constant and the Planck Mass which is also a physical constant. We believe that this Planck scale is quite unlike any definition heretofore given by the academic and scholarly community in that is defined by all the dimensionless constants that define our Planck base units. More
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length
“In physics, the Planck length, denoted ℓP, is a unit of length, equal to 1.616199(97)×10−35 metres. It is a base unit in the system of Planck units, developed by physicist Max Planck. The Planck length can be defined from three fundamental physical constants: the speed of light in a vacuum, the Planck constant, and the gravitational constant.”
Physlink.com
“The Planck length is the scale at which classical ideas about gravity and space-time cease to be valid, and quantum effects dominate. This is the quantum of length, the smallest measurement of length with any meaning. And roughly equal to 1.6 x 10-35 m or about 10-20 times the size of a proton.”
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae635.cfm
“All of the quantities that have “Planck” attached to their name can ultimately be understood from the concept of the “Planck mass.” The Planck mass, roughly speaking, is the mass a point particle would need to have for its classical Schwarzschild radius (the size of its event horizon, if you like) to be the same size as its quantum-mechanical Compton wavelength (or the spread of its wave-function, if you like). That mass is 1019 GeV/c2, or about 10-8 kilograms.”
“The significance of this mass is that it is the energy scale at which the quantum properties of the object (remember, this is a point particle!) are as important as the general relativity properties of the object. Therefore it is likely to be the mass scale at which quantum gravity effects start to matter. Turning this into a mass is as simple as using the formula for the Compton wavelength given in the above link and plugging in the Planck mass. Thus, the Planck length is the typical quantum size of a particle with a mass equal to the Planck mass. As you point out, the Planck time is then just the Planck length divided by the speed of light.”
“Since the Planck length has this special property of being the length scale where we can’t ignore quantum gravity effects, it is typically taken to be the size of a fundamental string, in string theory. Alternatively, if we consider more general theories of quantum gravity, one might speculate that it is the typical size of the “fuzziness” of spacetime. It’s a length scale (or energy scale) we are unlikely to probe in any future experiments so we tend to interpret it as the length scale at which classical general relativity (GR) “breaks down” — i.e. at which classical GR fails to provide an accurate description of nature. This is very similar to the way that the speed of light is considered the velocity scale at which Newtonian mechanics “breaks down” and special relativity is called for.”
Answered by: Brent Nelson, Ph.D., Research Fellow, University of Michigan
A video with Alex Filippenko, Clifford Johnson, Max Tegmark and Sean Carroll
Take three the constants: (1) Planck Constant (hbar relates to quantum mechanics), (2) the speed of light (creates relativity), and (3) the universal gravitational constant G (of course, relates to gravity).
Combine the three in the only way to create a length: Planck Length equals the square root of hbar times G divided by c3 = 1.616229(38)×10−35 meters
Using dimensional analysis, a natural length scale emerges by quantizing gravitation with the curvature of space. It may also be true that another way to calculate it is within the entropy for black holes. A formula which is beyond our current comprehension is S = A / (4 L)2 where A is the area of the event horizon.
What is the Planck Length? Frank Wilczek says:
“The Planck length, formally, is a combination of fundamental constants that has dimensions of a length. I discussed this in some depth in the enclosed pieces. Perhaps the most physical interpretation emerged many years after Planck’s original numerology.
“It is as follows:
“In quantum mechanics, all dynamical variables fluctuate. Thus for example there is no sense in which a particle can have a definite position and momentum at the same time (uncertainty principle).
“In general relativity, the geometry of space-time is a dynamical variable. Space-time can be bent by energy and momentum; in fact that is how we account for gravity.
Putting these two together: the geometry of space-time fluctuates.
“Now you can ask when the fluctuations in distance between two points becomes comparable to the distance itself. It turns out this occurs at distances approaching the Planck length.
“I should emphasize that the Planck length is not a substance or law, just a rough concept. So for example twice or half the Planck length would be just as good as the Planck length itself, as a concept — it’s basically a matter of convention which you use.”
Research
When were the current SI values determined for Planck time and Planck length? …year?
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This document, started in 2011, was referenced on July 17, 2013 in a note to Giovanni Amelino-Camelia. It has been updated many times throughout the years.
Consultants at NIST: Peter Mohr (mohr@nist.gov), Barry Taylor (barry.taylor@nist.gov) and David Newell (dnewell@nist.gov)
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