On a possible foundation of a theory of matter

Abstract

This is the third paper by Nordstr{ö}m on his five dimensional theory. Here Nordstr{ö}m attempts to base a theory of matter on the energy conservation generalized to the five dimensional case. This involves a new fundamental constant related to the elementary electric charge.

This is a translation of the third paper by Gunnar Nordstr{ö}m on his five dimensional theory: ''{Ü}ber eine m{ö}gliche Grundlage einer Theorie der Materie'' (1915)