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Fizika A : a journal of experimental and theoretical physics, Vol. 12 No. 2, 2003.

Original scientific paper

Massless classical electrodynamics

Michael Ibison ; Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin, Austin, TX 78759, USAInstitute for Advanced Studies at Austin, Austin, TX 78759, USA

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Abstract

In the direct-action form of classical electromagnetism we give the equation of motion for a classical massless bare charge without self-interaction in the presence of an external field. That equation permits superluminal speeds and time-reversals, and so is a realization of the Stueckelberg-Feynman view of electrons and positrons as different segments of a single trajectory. We give a particular solution to a one body problem, and briefly discuss some aspects of the two-body problem. There is some discussion of the historical context of this effort, including the direct action and absorber theories, and some speculation on how the massless bare charge may acquire mass, and how these findings impact the problem of singular self-action.

Keywords

massless classical electrodynamics; superluminal; time-reversals; Wheeler-Feynman; direct-action; action at distance

Hrčak ID:

301635

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/301635

Publication date:

1.5.2003.

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