The analogy between matter and electromagnetic waves
In the context of the universal quantum wave equation recently obtained by us (Arbab A. I., EPL, 92 (2010) 40001), a vector particle is introduced in contrast to a vector field particle. A massless vector particle has zero inertial and magnetic fields, whereas a massive particle has a vanishing iner...
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Published in | Europhysics letters Vol. 94; no. 5; pp. 50005 - 50010 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
IOP Publishing
01.06.2011
EPS, SIF, EDP Sciences and IOP Publishing |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In the context of the universal quantum wave equation recently obtained by us (Arbab A. I., EPL, 92 (2010) 40001), a vector particle is introduced in contrast to a vector field particle. A massless vector particle has zero inertial and magnetic fields, whereas a massive particle has a vanishing inertial magnetic field, but a nonzero inertial electric field. A longitudinal inertial wave is found to be produced by a moving particle. The Proca and van Vlaenderen-Waser equations generalizing Maxwell equations are found to be linked to the universal quantum wave equation. It is found that the existence of massive photon is a consequence of breaking the Lorenz gauge. |
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Bibliography: | publisher-ID:epl13534 ark:/67375/80W-DL76M75X-1 istex:6EC0EB055A63CFF2729055307F5B31B9918C65A2 |
ISSN: | 0295-5075 1286-4854 |
DOI: | 10.1209/0295-5075/94/50005 |