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And I have another question about the proton. The proton mass refers to the electron mass as 6*Pi^5. Why is Pi in the fifth power? Is this an indication that our space has 10 or 11 dimensions? The volume of a ten-dimensional ball (Pi^5)*(R^10)/120

2 hours ago, SergUpstart said:

And I have another question about the proton. The proton mass refers to the electron mass as 6*Pi^5. Why is Pi in the fifth power? Is this an indication that our space has 10 or 11 dimensions? The volume of a ten-dimensional ball (Pi^5)*(R^10)/120

Where does the proton mass "refer to the electron mass" in this way?

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12 minutes ago, swansont said:

Where does the proton mass "refer to the electron mass" in this way?

In physics, the proton-to-electron mass ratio, μ or β, is simply the rest mass of the proton (a baryon found in atoms) divided by that of the electron (a lepton found in atoms). Because this is a ratio of like-dimensioned physical quantities, it is a dimensionless quantity, a function of the dimensionless physical constants, and has numerical value independent of the system of units, namely:

μ = mp/me = 1836.15267343(11).[1]

The number enclosed in parentheses is the measurement uncertainty on the last two digits. The value of μ is known to about 0.1 parts per billion.

It was also noticed that μ  {\displaystyle 6\pi ^{5}.}{\displaystyle 6\pi ^{5}.}[2]

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-to-electron_mass_ratio

And the number pi in the fifth power is included in the formula of the volume of a ten-dimensional ball.

 

The two sqiggly lines, one above the other, mean 'approximately'.
That means the numbers are in the same ballpark ( and that ballpark could be large ).
It does not mean that the ratio   6*Pi5 was derived in any way other than a noticed coincidence.

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38 minutes ago, MigL said:

It does not mean that the ratio   6*Pi5 was derived in any way other than a noticed coincidence.

But string theory also states that the dimension of the space of the universe is 10+1. A coincidence????

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