The Rydberg Constant Interpreted as the Gaussian Curvature, Gauss-Bohr-de Broglie Model – Two Shadow Projections of the Helix, Unlocking of the Fixed Constant c of the Speed of Light – New Tests for Old Physics



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Submitted Mar 10, 2021
Published Mar 31, 2021
10.24018/ejphysics.2021.3.2.59

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We have newly interpreted the Rydberg constant R∞ as the Gaussian curvature – the ratio of the 4π electron spin rotation to the area on the Gauss – Bohr sphere travelled by that electron. Rydberg constant for hydrogen RH was newly derived and can be experimentally tested and compared with the value RH derived from the reduced mass. The de Broglie electron on the helical path embedded on the Gauss – Bohr sphere was projected as two shadows: the real shadow Re [cos(t)] and the imaginary shadow Im [i sin(t)]. This model differs from the Schrödinger famous quantum wave description in the physical interpretation. The wave amplitude is here interpreted as the distance of the shadow from the Gauss – Bohr sphere. Moreover, we have newly inserted into the wave equation curvature and torsion of that de Broglie helix. One very interesting result of this model is the estimation of the constant c of the speed of light with three additional significant figures. We have divided the very precise CODATA 2018 value for R∞ expressed in frequency and the CODATA 1986 value for R∞ expressed in wavenumber unit. Based on these precise spectroscopic data we might increase the accuracy of the constant c of the speed of light to twelve significant figures.

Keywords: The Rydberg constant – the Gaussian curvature, the Gauss – Bohr sphere, the Gauss – Bohr – de Broglie model, two shadows of the helix, the amplitude of shadows, curvature and torsion of de Broglie helix, unlocking of the fixed constant c of the speed of light, c with twelve significant figures

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