In contrast to dimensional analysis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_analysis), there is the theoretical basis of dimensional synthesis. It is a mathematical as well as physical process whereby the introduction of a physical unit factor on either side of a physical equation will render the physical units of both sides to agree with each other. This process is particularly useful for finding solutions of the rational equation: =(-) where equals one unit of the physical dimensions of and . If and have physical dimension of energy expressed as joules then is one joule. If and have physical dimension of mass expressed in kilograms then is one kilogram. If and have physical dimension of electric charge expressed in coulombs then is one coulomb. If and have physical dimension of electric current expressed in amperes then is one ampere. If and have physical dimension of length expressed in meters then is one meter. If and have physical dimension of absolute temperature expressed in kelvins then is one kelvin. This process can be applied to any physical dimension requiring certain normalization for finding rational solutions to physical equations.
Nonetheless, this process allows a simpler formulation equivalent to the processes of much more complicated renormalizations of both Abelian and non-Abelian quantum theories of particle and field interactions. For example, when it is applied to Newton’s law of universal gravitation: ||=₁₂/||², the numerator ₁₂ can be expressed as (₂-₁) where is one unit of mass and ||=(₂-₁) /||². If mass is a simple function of the radius vector with spherical symmetry then =4||³/3 where is the mass density. By direct substitution, ||=4(₂|₂|³-₁|₁|³) /||². For self-field interaction, ₁=₂=, ₁=₂, and ₁=₂, hence || vanishes, i.e. ||=0. For more complicated functions of mass, L’Hôpital’s rule for the limit of indeterminate forms can be applied.


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