ELECTROMAGNETISM AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER - Hardcover

FUNARO DANIELE

 
9789812814517: ELECTROMAGNETISM AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9812814515 ISBN 13: 9789812814517
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The classical theory of electromagnetism is entirely revised in this book by proposing a variant of Maxwell equations that allows solitonic solutions (photons). The Lagrangian is the standard one, but it is minimized on a constrained space that enforces the wave packets to follow the rules of geometrical optics. Exact solutions are explicitly shown; this opens a completely new perspective for the study of light wave phenomena. In the framework of general relativity, the equations are written in covariant form. A coupling with the metric is obtained through the Einstein equation, whose solutions are computed exactly in a lot of original situations. Finally, the explicit construction of elementary particles, consisting of rotating photons, is indicated. The results agree qualitatively and quantitatively with what it is actually observed. This opens the path to an understanding of the structure of matter and its properties, also aimed to provide a causal explanation to quantum phenomena.

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Publisher
World Scientific Publishing
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9812814515
ISBN 13 
9789812814517
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
204