The Enigmatic Photon
Volume 5: O(3) Electrodynamics
Published on 31. March 2002
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Paperback/Softback
372 pages
978-1-4020-0520-6 (ISBN)
Description
The first part of this fifth volwne of The Enigmatic Photon consists of three chapters which develop electrodynamics as a gauge field theory with internal 0(3) symmetry using a complex basis ((1), (2), (3)). This is referred to for convenience as 0(3) electrodynamics. The field equations are intrinsically non-linear and non-Abelian, and the classical potential is a physical quantity. The field equations are shown to be self-consistent and a general mathematical basis for the development is given in terms of extended Lie algebra. The third chapter develops radiatively induced fermion resonance (RFR). The opening three chapters are followed by a selection of previously unpublished scientific papers which trace the historical development of 0(3) electrodynamics through the physically observable B(3) field. The editors are greatly indebted to Dr. Laura J. Evans for her painstaking preparation of Part I and Part IT of this volwne. This work included typesetting from original manuscripts and indexing. The production of the five volwnes of this series would not have been possible without her steadfast and generous contributions. Discussions with many colleagues over internet sharpened the ideas behind this volwne. Finally, the organizational support of the Alpha Foundation, founded by Milan Meszaros, proved invaluable during the later preparatory stage~.
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Edition
1999
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
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Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4020-0520-6 (9781402005206)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-010-9044-5
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06/1999
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Content
Preface. Part I: Electrodynamics as a Gauge Field Theory. 1. General Gauge Field Theory Applied to Electrodynamics. 2. The Geometry of Gauge Fields. 3. Field-Matter Interaction. Part II: Historical Development of O(3) Electrodynamics: Selected Papers. 1. Ultra Relativistic Inverse Faraday Effect. 2. On the Use of a Complex Vector Potential in the Minimal Prescription in the Dirac Equation. 3. Infinitesimal Field Generators. 4. Note on Radio Frequency Induced N.M.R. 5. Fundamental Definitions for the Vacuum £Ii£(3) Field. 6. Unified Field Theory and £Ii£(3). 7. The Physical Meaning of £Ii£(3) 8. Relativistic Magneto-Optics and the Evans-Vigier Field. 9. On the Irrotational Nature of the £Ii£(3) Field. 10. The Interaction of the Evans-Vigier Field with Atoms. 11. The Derivation of the Majorana Form of Maxwell's Equations from the B Cyclic Theorem. 12. The Evans-Vigier Field £Ii£(3) Interpreted as a De Broglie Pilot Field. 13. The Charge Quantization Condition: Link Between the O(3) Gauge Group and the Dirac Equation. 14. The Evans-Vigier Field, £Ii£(3), in Dirac's Original Electron Theory: a New Theorem of Field-Fermion Interaction. 15. The Microwave Optical Zeeman Effect Due to£Ii£(3) 16. £Ii£(3) Echoes. 17. Maxwell's Vacuum Field - a Rotating Charge. 18. Dipole Model for the Photon and the Evans-Vigier Field. 19. Electromagnetism in Curved Space-time. 20. TheCyclic Structure of Vacuum Electromagnetism: Quantization and Derivation of Maxwell's Equations. Index. Contents, Volume 1. Contents, Volume 2. Contents, Volume 3. Contents, Volume 4.