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Estimate of Planck's Constant from an Electromagnetic Mach Principle

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An electromagnetic Mach principle is introduced, considering the zero-point radiation field as being produced by all visible matter in the universe, and at the same time being responsible for the quantum fluctuations of matter. An order-of-magnitude estimate allows thus to derive a relation between Planck's constant (as a measure of the strength of the field fluctuations) and cosmological constants, which is well satisfied by the accepted values of the intervening quantities.

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  1. Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20-364, México, 01000, D. F., Mexico

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de La Peña, L., Cetto, A.M. Estimate of Planck's Constant from an Electromagnetic Mach Principle. Found Phys Lett 10, 591–598 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022401403771

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