Cornelius Lanczos's derivation of the usual action integral of classical electrodynamics

DOI10.1007/S10701-005-4568-3zbMATH Open1113.78004arXivmath-ph/0408027OpenAlexW2042570483MaRDI QIDQ816151FDOQ816151

Authors: Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni 

Publication date: 20 February 2006

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The usual action integral of classical electrodynamics is derived starting from Lanczos's electrodynamics -- a pure field theory in which charged particles are identified with singularities of the homogeneous Maxwell's equations interpreted as a generalization of the Cauchy-Riemann regularity conditions from complex to biquaternion functions of four complex variables. It is shown that contrary to the usual theory based on the inhomogeneous Maxwell's equations, in which charged particles are identified with the sources, there is no divergence in the self-interaction so that the mass is finite, and that the only approximation made in the derivation are the usual conditions required for the internal consistency of classical electrodynamics. Moreover, it is found that the radius of the boundary surface enclosing a singularity interpreted as an electron is on the same order as that of the hypothetical "bag" confining the quarks in a hadron, so that Lanczos's electrodynamics is engaging the reconsideration of many fundamental concepts related to the nature of elementary particles.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0408027

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zbMATH Keywords

classical electrodynamicsrenormalizationaction integralinfinities in electrodynamicsLanczos electrodynamicspolygenic work function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational principles of physics (49S05) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25)

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