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arxiv: 1101.5370 · v6 · pith:XP773IUDnew · submitted 2011-01-27 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Newton's gravitational coupling constant from a quantum of area

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keywords atomareaconstantcouplingdegreesfreedomgeneralizationgravitational
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A previous calculation of Newton's gravitational coupling constant G is generalized. This generalization makes it possible to have "atoms of two-dimensional space" with an integer dimension d_{atom} of the internal space, where the case d_{atom}=1 is excluded. Given the quantum of area l^2, the final formula for G is inversely proportional to the logarithm of the integer d_{atom}. The generalization used may be interpreted as a modification of the energy equipartition law of the microscopic degrees of freedom responsible for gravity, suggesting some form of long-range interaction between these degrees of freedom themselves.

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