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The principle of maximum power makes it possible to summarize special relativity, quantum theory and general relativity in one fundamental limit principle each. Special relativity contains an upper limit to speed; following Bohr, quantum theory is based on a lower limit to action; recently, a maximum power given by c 5/4G was shown to be equivalent to the full field equations of general relativity. Taken together, these three fundamental principles imply a limit value for every physical observable, from acceleration to size. The new, precise limit values differ from the usual Planck values by numerical prefactors of order unity. Among others, minimum length and time intervals appear. The limits imply that elementary particles are not point-like and suggest a lower limit on electric dipole values. The minimum intervals also imply that the non-continuity of space–time is an inevitable result of the unification of quantum theory and relativity, independently of the approach used.
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Schiller, C. Simple Derivation of Minimum Length, Minimum Dipole Moment and Lack of Space–Time Continuity. Int J Theor Phys 45, 213–227 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-005-9018-7
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