ISSN:
1572-9524
Keywords:
Lehnert vacuum charge currents
;
gauge theory
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract It is shown that the Lehnert field equations in vacuum, with concomitant space charge and current, can be derived straightforwardly from standard gauge theory applied in vacuum, using the concept of covariant derivative and Feynman's universal influence. The Lehnert and Proca field equations are shown to be inter-related through the well-known de Broglie theorem, in which the photon mass can be interpreted as finite. These ideas go some way towards addressing the inconsistency inherent in Maxwell's famous displacement current, which has no concomitant vacuum space charge.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007883500760
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