A New Electro-Gravity Theory of a Spinning Electron, and Fundamental Origin of Quantum Concepts

A new electro-gravity theory, referred to as a unified electro-gravity (UEG) theory, is applied to self-consistently model the complete structure of a spinning electron. The results from the new theory, evaluated in comparison with concepts and parameters from basic quantum mechanics (QM) and quantum electrodynamics (QED), clearly indicate that the QM and the QED trace their fundamental origin to the new UEG theory. As a significant fundamental development, the fine structure constant and the electron g-factor, which are key QED parameters, are directly related to a parameter (referred to as the UEG constant) used in the UEG theory. A QM wave function would be physically equivalent to a space-time ripple in the permittivity function of the free space, produced by the strong UEG fields surrounding a spinning charge, and the basic QM relationship between energy and frequency would then naturally emerge from the UEG model. Further extension and generalization of the theory could also explain other quantum mechanical concepts including particle-wave duality, frequency shift in electrodynamic scattering, and charge quantization.