Nuclear and Atomic Physics

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[2] viXra:2605.0057 [pdf] submitted on 2026-05-15 21:39:04

Refactoring the Periodic Table: A Deterministic Derivation of the Complete Atomic Mass Registry from Superfluid Vacuum Mechanics

Authors: Claude Pellerin
Comments: 7 Pages. EPJA-108887, Zenodo-10.5281.20200833 (Note by viXra Admin: Please submit article written with AI assistance to ai.viXra.org)

While the standard shell model of the nucleus relies on highly complex, semi-empirical fitting parameters to estimate nuclear binding energies, the Hydrodynamic Vacuum Framework (HVF) approaches the nuclear landscape from a perspective of pure continuum fluid mechanics. In this paper, we report a remarkable empirical convergence: the masses of all 119 elements across the periodic table can be derived deterministically from a single, unified continuum expression representing the hydraulic interaction of nucleons with a superfluid substrate plenum. This single-equation continuum architecture evaluates continuously across all synthesized elements, matching the experimental AME2020 mass database from Hydrogen (Z=1) through to the predictive boundary horizon of Ununennium (Z=119) with a highly robust global average residual profile of -1.66%
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[1] viXra:2605.0025 [pdf] replaced on 2026-05-09 22:44:50

Much Ado About Nothing When it Comes to Fractional Energy Levels: is Coulomb Law in Conflict?

Authors: Udema Ikechukwu Iloh
Comments: 14 Pages. License: CCBY-NC-ND

From a theoretical viewpoint, this investigation examined fractional energy levels and velocities that surpass the speed of light in a vacuum. These phenomena have received limited attention. Using a classical framework, the study aims to validate these phenomena by computing relevant parameters using fundamental constants and their multiples in derived equations. The presence of fractional energy levels and superluminal velocities (SVs) is validated within a classical framework aligned with the mass-energy equivalence principle. SVs are directly proportional to the masses of fundamental and baryonic particles when the first energy level is set to one. Conversely, if a constant luminal velocity is considered, the irrational energy levels (n_i) are proportional to the square of the particles' masses. For example, the values for the proton and the top quark are 3.022436467 exp. (+8) and 556.3297886 exp. (+8) m/s, respectively. The corresponding energy levels are 1.0164718078 and 34,436.83251, respectively. With the first atomic energy level, the energy levels are equal to the corresponding atomic numbers. For each atomic number, the fractional energy levels are inversely related to the subluminal kinetic energy. From Z=1 to Z=4, however, the energy levels showed an increasing trend. Even though the classical theoretical framework considers the distance between two centers of mass, determining the mass radius of the proton remains a possibility at specific fractional energy levels for certain atomic numbers. Future research may explore achieving the proton's mass radius at higher atomic numbers and lower fractional energy levels (below 0.1).
Category: Nuclear and Atomic Physics