Electrodynamics and time orientability

DOI10.1007/S10773-017-3344-4MaRDI QIDQ2363147zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Mark J. Hadley

Publication date 13 July 2017

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.05573

zbMATH Keywords

Maxwell's equationsKaluza Kleintime orientabilitytopology of spacetime

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Maxwell equations (35Q61) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

Abstract: On spacetimes that are not time orientable we construct a U(1) bundle to measure the twisting of the time axis. This single assumption, and simple construction, gives rise to Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism, the Lorentz force law and the Einstein-Maxwell equations for electromagnetism coupled to General relativity. The derivations follow the Kaluza Klein theory, but with the constraints required for connections on a U(1) bundle rather than five spacetime dimensions. The non time orientability is seen to justify and constrain Kaluza Klein theories exactly as required to unify gravitation with electromagnetism. Unlike any other schemes, apparent net electric charges arise naturally because the direction of the electric field reverses along a time reversing path. The boundary of a time reversing region can therefore have a net electric flux and appear exactly as a region containing an electric charge. The treatment is purely classical, but motivated by links between acausal structures and quantum theory.

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