Jean-Paul Caltagirone, University of Bordeaux, France.
ISBN : 9781786309082
Publication Date : February 2026
Hardcover 354 pp
165.00 USD
Co-publisher
The unification of the laws of physics – a legitimate and long-standing aspiration – is undertaken here using the framework of discrete mechanics. Towards a Unification of the Laws of Physics in Classical Fields Theory extends these concepts to classical field physics.
This book examines and revisits the fundamental principles of physics to derive a unified law of motion capable of modeling the phenomena observed, which are currently described by disparate laws. The global reference frames of classical mechanics and relativity are abandoned: space is defined from a one-dimensional local reference frame, and time is considered discrete. Applying the principle of parsimony to the derivation of this single law leads to the rejection of many concepts from classical mechanics and relativity, retaining only proper acceleration as the sole absolute quantity.
The construction of this unified law of motion paves the way for a rational resolution of phenomena relating to mechanics, special and general relativity, electromagnetism and, more broadly, physics as a whole.
1. Objections and Rebuttals of Current Laws.
2. A Different View of Space and Time.
3. Unified Law of Motion.
4. Consequences of the Law of Motion.
5. Fluid Mechanics.
6. Fluid–Structure Interactions and Porous Media.
7. Heat Transfer.
8. Electromagnetism.
9. Relativity, Gravitation.
Jean-Paul Caltagirone is Professor Emeritus at the National Polytechnic Institute of the University of Bordeaux, France. His research focuses on the conservation of acceleration in the field of mechanics, the basis of discrete mechanics, which has now been extended to all classical field physics.
