On Electrodynamical Self-Interaction

• Authors: Jerzy Kijowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

It is shown that the classical Maxwell theory admits a simple and natural renormalization of the self-interaction energy. This leads to a consistent, local and causal, relativistic theory of the Maxwell field interacting with classical, charged, point-like particles. The theory may be regarded as a simple and necessary completion of special relativity. The renormalization method proposed here is a realization of Einstein's idea of "deriving equations of motion from field equations". It is shown that Dirac's "3-dots" equation does not describe a fundamental law of physics, but only a specific family of solutions of our theory, corresponding to a specific choice of the field initial data.

Keywords

EN

03.50.De; 04.20.Me

Discipline

• 03.50.De: Classical electromagnetism, Maxwell equations(for applied classical electromagnetism, see 41.20.-q)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1994
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 771-787

Dates

published

1994-04

Contributors

author

Jerzy Kijowski

• Centre for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.85.771