7 papers · 1 filter
An Alternative Model of Quark Confinement
Charles Francis
In "A Theory of Quantum Space-time" we constructed a form of field theory in which Feynman diagrams describe real particle interactions, not virtual ones. In this paper we outline…
Conceptual Foundations of Special and General Relativity
Charles Francis
The k-calculus was advocated by Hermann Bondi as a means of explaining special relativity using only GCSE level mathematics and ideas. We review the central derivations, using proo…
A Pre-Geometric Model Exhibiting Physical Law
Charles Francis
We describe a substructure for matter in which metric relations are not assumed as properties of a physical manifold, and instead the metric of general relativity is found in confi…
A Model of Classical and Quantum Measurement
Charles Francis
We take the view that physical quantities are values generated by processes in measurement, not pre-existent objective quantities, and that a measurement result is strictly a produ…
The Fabric of Space-time
Charles Francis
The formulae of special relativity are developed through the k-calculus with no presumption of a manifold. The metric is determined empirically by the exchange of photons, and the…
The Fabric of Space-time II: Gravity by Photon Exchange
Charles Francis
This is one of a number of papers in which the metric for space-time is defined on the subatomic level by means of the interchange of photons, and constrained to be consistent with…