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Modified Maxwell equations in quantum electrodynamics

By Henning F. Harmuth , Terrence W. Barrett , Beate Meffert

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific
Year
2001
ISBN
9789810247706, 9810247702
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1297621 bytes)
Series
World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics 19
Edition
1st
Pages
313\313
Time added
2009-08-06 05:14:26

Description

Divergencies in quantum field theory referred to as "infinite zero-point energy" have been a problem for 70 years. Renormalization has always been considered an unsatisfactory remedy. In 1985 it was found that Maxwell's equations generally do not have solutions that satisfy the causality law. An additional term for magnetic dipole currents corrected this shortcoming. Rotating magnetic dipoles produce magnetic dipole currents, just as rotating electric dipoles in a material like barium titanate produce electric dipole currents. Electric dipole currents were always part of Maxwell's equations. This book shows that the correction of Maxwell's equations eliminates the infinite zero-point energy in quantum electrodynamics. In addition, it presents many more new results.

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