Are Mass and Length Quantized?

Marcelo Samuel Berman

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Are Mass and Length Quantized?

Marcelo Samuel Berman

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We suggest that there are time-varying quanta of mass (gomidia) and of length (somia), thus pointing to a quantization of geometry and gravitation. The present numerical value of the gomidium and somium, are, 10 to the power minus 65 grams, and 10 to the power minus 91 centimeters. Gomidia may be responsible for dark matter in the Universe; Heisenberg's principle, confirms the numerical estimates for gomidia and somia, either for the present Universe, or for Planck's time.

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Marcelo Samuel Berman. 2007-08-30. Are Mass and Length Quantized?. https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.3290

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