Unifying Gravity and EM by Analogies to EM: Day 2, Fields and Quantum Mechanics

• Outline for Day 2
• Must Do Physics
• Fields
• The Players
• Principle of Least Action
• Derive the Euler-Lagrange Equation (1/2)
• Derive the Euler-Lagrange Equation (2/2)
• Apply Euler-Lagrange to GEM Lagrange Density (1/2)
• Apply Euler-Lagrange to GEM Lagrange Density (2/2)
• Classical Fields
• Classical Fields in Detail (1/3)
• Classical Fields in Detail (2/3)
• Classical Fields in Detail (3/3)
• Gauss' Law and Newton's [Relativistic] Gravitational Field (1/2)
• Gauss' Law and Newton's [Relativistic] Gravitational Field (2/2)
• Ampere's Law and Mass Current (1/2)
• Ampere's Law and Mass Current (2/2)
• Homogeneous Maxwell Equations
• Summary: Field Equations
• Quantization
• Classical Physics versus Quantum Mechanics
• Momentum from Classic EM Lagrange Density (1/2)
• Momentum from Classic EM Lagrange Density (2/2)
• Quantizing EM Fields by Fixing the Gauge
• Quantize EM by Fixing the Lorenz Gauge (1/2)
• Quantize EM by Fixing the Lorenz Gauge (2/2)
• Gupta/Bleuler quantization method
• Skeptical Analysis of Fixing the Lorenz Gauge
• Momentum from GEM Lagrange Density (1/2)
• Momentum from GEM Lagrange Density (2/2)
• GEM Quantization
• Summary: Quantization
• The Standard Model
• Group Theory
• Group Theory by Example (1/2)
• Group Theory by Example (2/2)
• The Standard Model
• The Standard Model Lagrange Density
• Defining the Multiplication Operator
• Multiplication Operator in Spacetime
• Summary: The Standard Model
• Must Do Physics Done (1/2)
• Must Do Physics Done - Caveats (2/2)
• Summary Equations (1/2)
• Summary Equations (2/2)
• Summary Pictures (1/2)
• Summary Pictures (2/2)