Author(s)

Nader Butto

Dania, Petah-Tikva, Israel.

Planck’s constant h is a fundamental physical constant defined in the realm of quantum theory and is determined only by physical measurement and cannot be calculated. To this day, physicists do not have a convincing explanation for why action in microcosm is quantized or why h has a specific quantitative value. Here, a new theory is presented based on the idea that the elementary particles are vortices of a condensed superfluid vacuum. The vortex has a conserved angular momentum that can be calculated by applying hydrodynamic laws; in this way, the numerical value of Planck’s constant can be obtained. Therefore, the Planck constant is not a fundamental constant but an observable parameter of the elementary particle as a vortex that has constant vorticity and conserved angular momentum. This theory may offer a unique and comprehensive understanding of Planck’s constant and open a new perspective for a theory of everything.

Planck’s Constant, Angular Momentum, Compton Radius, Vorticity

Butto, N. (2021) The Origin and Nature of the Planck Constant. Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology, 7, 324-332. doi: 10.4236/jhepgc.2021.71016.