The Dirac Large Numbers Hypothesis

[firewolfsm]

So I've read about this theory and it seems incredible to me and while it is usually dismissed in cosmology and physics.

http://www.nationmaster.com/en...rge-numbers-hypothesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...rge_numbers_hypothesis

Using pure numbers derived from atomic units he shows that the gravitational constant is inversely proportional to the age of the universe while the estimated amount of mass in the universe is proportional the square of that same number.

Apparently, the ratio of the size of the universe (derived using time) to the size of a nucleon is equal to the ratio of the electrical force to the gravitational force between a proton and an electron at any distance. This is where the point comes, the gravitational constant weakens weakens relative to the electrical constant with time.

At one point they would have been the same. If gravity was as powerful as magnetism wouldn't the existence of massive amounts of uncharged mass overcome electrical forces and bring matter together? That's a bit of a tangent but I had that idea while reading this.

Do you really think it's all a coincidence, or does this offer some significant insight into the fundamental properties of the universe?

 

[silverpig]

Eh it doesn't seem like there's much to it. With so many physical constants you can mix and match them to get all sorts of "correlations".