I Think I Found Something Weird About Physical Constants
7 days ago
- #physics
- #geometry
- #chaos-theory
- A solar installer discovered that playing white noise in a 3-meter tube produces standing wave patterns matching fundamental physical constants like the fine structure constant and golden ratio with 99.9% accuracy.
- The phenomenon suggests physical constants may be geometric invariants emerging from chaos interacting with topological structure, not arbitrary parameters.
- Key findings include the chamber size (L≈1836×φ≈3000mm) and wavelength scaling (s≈0.338) being critical for the effect, with topology playing a minimal role in 1D.
- The discovery implies a universal mechanism where infinite possibility (chaos) interacts with geometric constraints to produce observable patterns (constants).
- A physical experiment is being built to test the theory using a 3-meter PVC tube, speaker, and microphone, with results expected to be shared publicly.
- The theory connects to broader concepts in physics, cosmology, and philosophy, suggesting constants reflect spacetime's topology and that different geometries could yield different physics.
- Potential failure modes include computational errors, physical scaling issues, and confirmation bias, but the experiment is designed to be falsifiable and replicable by others.