Researcher Posts New Paper
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 @ 22:56:59 GMT Topic: Science
A researcher for the Institute of Advanced Studies in Austin, Tx, has written a paper that discusses arbitrary electromagnetic fields of a classical charge with no intrinsic mechanical mass.
The paper was prepared by Michael Ibison and has been accepted to appear in “New Horizons in Classical Electrodynamics.”
The abstract follows:
This paper explores the response to arbitrary electromagnetic fields of a classical charge with no intrinsic mechanical mass. It is argued that such a particle is feasible only if free of self action, which is achieved here by adopting the direct action version of electromagnetism. A general equation of motion is then found in terms of the external fields that permits super-luminal speeds and time reversals. The outcome is a realization of the Feynman and Stueckleberg conjecture that electrons and positrons are different segments on a common trajectory. Some suggestions are made for further development, including the acquisition of mass through electromagnetic interaction, and exploration of the relation to QM.
You can read a pdf of the paper at:
http://www.earthtech.org/publications/
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