Modified Maxwell equations in quantum electrodynamics /

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Author / Creator:Harmuth, Henning F.
Imprint:Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2001.
Description:xii, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 19
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4606652
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Other authors / contributors:Barrett, T. W. (Terence William), 1939-
Meffert, Beate.
ISBN:9810247702
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-295) and index.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xii, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-295) and index.
ISBN:9810247702