The Micro Measurement System: A proposal for ending uncertainty in scientific metrics 2014 - Softcover

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From Pharoah’s cubit to King Henry’s nose to the meter of Revolutionary France, humanity has tried for more than 5,000 years to find the ultimate measurement system. Now the prospect of achieving that goal has arrived with the Micro Measurement System (MMS), a new way of measuring extremely small dimensions with virtually no error. MMS also ties together metrics for key scientific fundamentals – such as mass, time, temperature, weight, electrical current and luminosity – in an interrelated system that sets the stage for unprecedented levels of accuracy at subatomic dimensions. The key to MMS is the hydrogen proton, whose position within the universe’s most abundant element makes it a reliable universal “yardstick.” The H-proton’s properties make up the metrics of MMS: for example its diameter, expressed as MMS 1, can be used to measure subatomic dimensions down to quanta. The proton’s vibration, thermal radiation and electric field form the bases of MMS metrics for time (MMTi 1), temperature (MMTe 1) and electrical current (MMEv 1). And each of these measurements is checked by others: for example, MMS 1 (distance) is partly defined by MMS metrics for pressure, gravity, and temperature. What’s the advantage of this system? Simple: unprecedented accuracy. MMS approaches metrology from the microcosm, using measurements suitable to the world of quantum physics. Each MMS metric is checked by at least two others, ensuring interdependence and consistency. MMS offers science a precise way to measure the increasingly extreme dimensions we’re encountering in our labs, technically oriented industries and emerging technologies.

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