Auguste Meessen

• Professor Emeritus at Catholic University of Louvain

We generalize relativistic quantum mechanics and the Standard Model of elementary particle physics by considering a finite limit for the smallest measurable length. The resulting theory of Space-Time Quantization is logically consistent and accounts for all possible particle states by means of four new quantum numbers. They specify possible variati...

Space-Time Quantization implies that the cosmic dark matter gas is subjected to pressure effects. We prove this by accounting for the mass-density distribution of dark matter in galactic halos. It can be directly deduced from observed rotation curves and coincides with theoretical predictions for dark matter atmospheres in hydrostatic equilibrium....

It is shown that a superconducting sphere or spherical shell can produce EM surface waves that are stationary at any low frequency. This applies in particular to magnetic dipole oscillations, generated by a current density J that oscilllates around a given axis on the surface of the sphere. In the quasistatic approximation, it creates a synchronous...

Relativity and quantum mechanics are generalized by considering a finite limit for the smallest measurable distance. The value a of this quantum of length is unknown, but it is a universal constant, like c and h. It depends on the total energy content of our universe (hc/2a) and physical laws are modified when it is finite. The eigenvalues of (x, y...

Relativistic quantum mechanics is generalized to account for a universally constant quantum of length a. Its value depends on the total convertible energy content of our universe: Eu = hc/2a. The eigenvalues of all (x,y,z,ct) coordinates are integer or half-integer multiples of a in every particular inertial frame. There are thus several spacetime...

The optical properties of thin granular films and colloids are usually described by means of the “dipole approximation”, assuming that the light acts on ellipsoidal particles of extremely small dimensions compared to the wavelength of the incident light, A first order correction of this theory is obtained by considering somewhat larger ellipsoidal...

The peculiar optical properties of thin granular metal films deposited on transparent substrates can usually be explained by assuming ellipsoidal metal particles, which allow for pure dipole oscillations along their principal axes. Additional resonances have been observed, however, for alkali metal films. These structures are attributed to the coup...

The model, used previously to account for the transport of K+ ions through squid axon membranes under steady-state conditions, is extended to the description of the kinetic behavior of Na+ and K+ currents, for sudden variations of the applied potential. Theoretical curves are obtained by numerical integration of the electrodiffusion equation for io...

The introduction of an elementary lengtha representing the ultimate limit for the smallest measurable distance leads to a generalization of Einstein's energy-momentum relation and of the usual Lorentz transformation. The value ofa is left unspecified, but is found to be equal tohc/2E u, whereE u is the total energy content of our universe. Particle...

This chapter discusses the optical properties of thin metal films. An established convention characterizes the optical properties of a metal in terms of a refractive index and an extinction coefficient usually combined in the expression of a complex refractive index. The chapter illustrates that when metal is in the form of a thin film, refractive...

The steady-state current-voltage characteristics of biological membranes are analyzed for means of an application of the electrodiffusion theory to the passage of ions through "dielectric pores", with orientable dipoles at the pore-water interfaces. A detailed evaluation of the electrostatic potential barrier shows, indeed, that the ions have pract...

A theoretical expression for the steady-state current-voltage characteristic of biological membranes is given, justifying various assumptions which are usually made in the framework of the electrodiffusion theory, and taking into account the effect of surface charges and surface dipoles. It is shown that the orientation of the dipoles can be treate...

Dans la théorie usuelle on admet que l'électron est excité par des transitions interbandes directes, avec la règle de sélection Ɗk = 0. Ceci repose sur l'hypothèse qu'il suffit de tenir compte de l'interaction électron-réseau. En réalité, il faudrait tenir compte aussi des interactions électron-surface, puisque les photoélectrons qu'on observe ont...

The ultimate limit for the smallest measurable distance should be considered as an unknown quantity, whose valuea could be finite as well as zero. This implies that the usual concept of a space-time continuum has to be replaced by the concept of a space-time lattice, and that all field amplitudes can only be defined on the corresponding lattice poi...

It is shown that the resonance like absorption peaks, which were discovered by Mayer for bulk samples of Na and K, and which could not be explained in terms of the bulk properties of the metal, are actually due to a surface roughness effect. The ellipsometric method leads, indeed, to a systematic error when the metal surface is covered by a dense d...

Resumo As aparições são experiências subjectivas que, por exemplo, podem ser acompanhadas por "milagres do sol", observados e descritos por inu-meras testemunhas. Um estudo extenso destes fenómenos revela um conjunto de características que sugerem a existência de um mecanismo subjacente, contudo, comprova-se que a hipótese de uma intervenção extrat...

Angular correlation measurements on gamma cascades in Sn¹¹⁶ ; indicated a perturbation when gammas with a delay greater than 10⁻⁸ sec are ; admitted. Delayed coincidence measurements led to discovery of a prompt cascade ; and a delayed cascade with a ratio of delayed to prompt of 1.7. (T.R.H.);

A remarkable UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon1) has been observed by Lt Col André AMOND and his wife Chantal on December 11, 1989 at ERNAGE near GEMBLOUX in Belgium. We provide first-hand data about all phases of this event and describe the behaviour of the observed lights. These belonged to an object that was invisible to the witnesses and flyi...

Specific properties of Unconventional Flying Objects of unknown origin were widely documentated in the past, but they seemed to be too mysterious for scientific studies. Indeed, the propulsion system of these objects is radically different from those that are familiar to us, since they have neither wings, nor propellers or jet engines. However, we...

We have shown why the propulsion of Unconventional Flying Objects of unknown origin can result from very intense low-frequency magnetic fields and an adequately pulsed ion-ization of the ambient medium. We also found how these fields could be produced, if the surface of these objects were superconducting. Now, we present evidence of the existence o...

Claude Poher a proposé une théorie [1] qui est basée sur le concept de particules hypothétiques, appelés « universons. » Ils permettraient d'expliquer la gravitation universelle et certaines anomalies astrophysiques. Ils rendraient également compte de la propulsion des ovnis au moyen de forces de type gravifique et fourniraient une source d'énergie...

C. Vedruccio invented an electronic system for non-invasive EM cancer detection, requiring only that a handy probe be moved a few centimetres over the surface of the body, close to the organ that should be tested. The probe contains a non-linear oscillator, emitting a very weak EM wave, with several frequency components (at 450, 900 and 1350 MHz, f...

It is shown that the postulate of a space-time continuum is not a logical necessity, since it is possible to construct a theory, where the ultimate limit for the smallest measurable distance a is finite. This quantum of length is a universal constant, like the light velocity c and Planck's constant h. The generalized theory implies that the total e...

Résumé : Le phénomène ovni n'est pas de type paranormal, mais il pose également des problèmes difficiles. On peut les aborder de deux manières diamétralement opposées. Ou bien, on donne la priorité aux faits observés et on cherche à les expliquer, même si cela implique la mise en question de certaines idées qui semblent être bien établies. Ou bien,...

Résumé : Cette étude concerne une des propriétés caractéristiques des ovnis : ils peuvent effectuer certains types de mouvements oscillatoires. Conformément à la méthodologie scientifique, nous rassemblons d'abord un échantillon représentatif des faits observés. Ensuite, nous en extrayons les éléments essentiels et nous cherchons à découvrir les mé...

Citation A. MEESSEN, "Structural Model of the Retina, Relating the Observed Trichromatic and Opponent-Color Responses," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58, 702_1-703 (1968) http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josa/abstract.cfm?URI=josa-58-5-702_1

The “surface effect” is expected to become observable in the photoelectric emission, and even more early in the optical absorption of very thin metal films. It corresponds to a modified Drude absorption where the electron mean free path is of the order of magnitude of the film thickness. But there is a strong “vector effect” in films with perfectly...

Evidence is presented for a simple model of the visual system, assuming that information processing is performed by Fechner type responses at all levels of neural interconnections. Red-green, yellow-blue and white-black opponentcolor responses are built up at the retinal level by linear algebraic summations of the logarithms of the excitation energ...

Experimental results are reviewed and compared with those of the author. The temperature effect of the scintillator is interpreted for NaI : Tl by lattice emission at low temperature, and by a shift of the Tl-centre emission band at 20 °C and at 100 °C. The variation of the photocathode sensitivity reduces to a shift of the spectral response curve...