TarbalTheLabRat
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- Is there a formula to obtain the mass of a proton.
Just as E= hc/λ is anyone aware of a mathematical formula to obtain the mass of a proton from C ?
The discussion centers on the impossibility of deriving the mass of a proton from the speed of light (c) using a mathematical formula. The mass of a proton is definitively stated as 1.67262192369(51) × 10−27 kg, but its significance is questioned due to its dependence on the chosen unit system. Participants argue that any numerical relationships are meaningless without a universal context, emphasizing that the mass of protons and neutrons cannot be accurately derived from arbitrary formulas. The conversation concludes with skepticism about the relevance of such formulas in understanding fundamental physics.
PREREQUISITESPhysicists, educators, students of physics, and anyone interested in the foundational principles of mass and energy in the context of unit systems.
Meaningless numerology because it depends on your choice of units. That’s ##1.670\times 10^{-27}## of what?TarbalTheLabRat said:What do you think of this?
And that is how we know that there is no physical significance to any of this. Suppose that human history on Earth had followed a very slightly different course, so that the French revolution fizzled, the metric system was never developed and the kilogram was never invented, far less used used to describe the mass of the proton... Then we wouldn't find anything interesting about the number ##1.670\times 10^{-27}##.TarbalTheLabRat said:It's actually Kg I believe.
TarbalTheLabRat said:Been blistered a lot on forums up to now.
Nugatory said:Suppose that human history on Earth had followed a very slightly different course, so that the French revolution fizzled, the metric system was never developed and the kilogram was never invented