Absolute relativity in classical electromagnetism: the quantisation of light

J. G. Williamson; S. J. Leary

doi:10.1117/12.2188363

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10 September 2015 Absolute relativity in classical electromagnetism: the quantisation of light

J. G. Williamson, S. J. Leary

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Proceedings Volume 9570, The Nature of Light: What are Photons? VI; 957016 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188363
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

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A rigorous introduction of the underlying nature of space and time, through a sharpening of the principle of relativity, forces qualitatively new kinds of solutions in the classical theory of electromagnetism. A class of relativistic wave-functions are derived which are solutions to the first-order, free-space Maxwell equation, These describe all photons from radio to gamma waves and are governed by a single parameter: the exchange frequency. Though the theory remains that of classical, continuous electromagnetism, allowed travelling-wave solutions are quantised in that they come in “lumps” and their characteristic energy is proportional to frequency.

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J. G. Williamson and S. J. Leary "Absolute relativity in classical electromagnetism: the quantisation of light", Proc. SPIE 9570, The Nature of Light: What are Photons? VI, 957016 (10 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188363

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