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Earth/matriX Editions February 25, 2010

Keep abreast with activities and events related to Earth/matriX Editions founded by Charles  William Johnson [that's me].

Earth/matriX: Science in Ancient Artwork and Science Today

On the worldwide web since 1997, I have been writing and publishing about how ancient artwork encodes scientific knowledge and how it is related to science today. Jorge Luna Martinez has been working with me since then in graphics creation and mastering the Earth/matriX web-sites.

www.earthmatrix.com presents essays on ancient artwork and science along with related themes in today’s sciences.

www.theschemata.com presents essays and schemata of the electronic and neutronic periodic tables of the elements.

www.paleoanimation.us presents animations of ancient artwork, currently showing The Aztec Calendar and Pakal, The Ancient Astronaut.

Just recently, we posted an essay announcing a new book about the Planck constants and the CODATA recommended values for the fundamental physical constants. My initial purpose in this research project was to explore how Max Planck derived the numerical value for what is called today “Planck’s Constant” [6.62606896]. Unexpectedly, I discovered that the CODATA recommended numerical value for Plancks’ constants imply other numerical values that are not treated in the CODATA list of physical and chemical constants. Besides those omissions, I also came across what appear to be outright errors in the CODATA recommended values. That surprised me to no end. At first, I was hesitant to write about the perceived errors or even call them errors and omissions, but there was no way to write about the recommended values of the different Planck constants without such a clarification.

The main aspect of this particular part of the research of the Planck constants is to illustrate how their numerical values may be based on other physical and chemical constants, and not on the traditional symbolic formulae published by the CODATA committee. In the essay on Planck’s constants various tables are presented that show how to derive these constants from pairs of other constants without using algebra or higher math. Simple math as in multiplication and division are all that is needed to derive the Planck constants from the fundamental physical constants.

In fact, it becomes clear that the same numerical value of an implied given constant not listed in the CODATA may be derived from seven or eight pairs of fundamental constants through division and multiplication of their values. In other words, different pairs of constants produce the same numerical value, which portrays significant redundancy among the CODATA values. This obviously reflects the interconnected nature of matter and energy, i.e., spacetime/motion. All spacetime/motion events are connected to each; that’s how matter-energy exists. But, to find the numerical expression of such relationships is mind-boggling.

The illustration of how the fundamental physical and chemical constants are interrelated through their numerical expressions sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of matter-energy. I argue the case that it is unnecessary to employ such instruments of mathematical convenience as squaring the speed of light in a vacuum, as all constants may be derived and interrelated to one another through simple math. This is achieved by employing the mediatio/duplatio ancient method of computation used by the Maya and other ancient cultures, by simply halving/doubling the numerical values, and at times by multiplying and dividing by three. The math of the Maya was significant in deriving the schemata of the periodicity of the elements; now, it is significant in treating the fundamental physical constants.

Physics and math find a unique expression in considerations about the physical and chemical constants in this new essay posted on earthmatrix-dot-com. When you have a spare moment, take a look and post a comment.