Classical Physics

    

Spin and the Gauge Invariance

Authors: R. I. Khrapko

The current state of the problem of the electrodynamics angular momentum, which has a long history, is described. Two concepts of classical electrodynamics spin, existing simultaneously but differing in relation to the spin tensor, are presented. By the example of radiation from a rotating dipole, a violation of the equivalence of vector potentials coupled by the gauge transformation is demonstrated when calculating the spin flux. It is shown that only the potentials obtained by integrating the electric field over the time gives the correct value of the emitted spin. So the inevitable recognition of the electrodynamics spin changes the foundations of classical electrodynamics and demands abandoning the fundamental gauge invariance principle.

Comments: 8 Pages. [Corrections are made by viXra Admin to comply with the rules of viXra.org]

Download: PDF

Submission history

[v1] 2021-02-16 19:10:52

Unique-IP document downloads: 163 times

Vixra.org is a pre-print repository rather than a journal. Articles hosted may not yet have been verified by peer-review and should be treated as preliminary. In particular, anything that appears to include financial or legal advice or proposed medical treatments should be treated with due caution. Vixra.org will not be responsible for any consequences of actions that result from any form of use of any documents on this website.

Add your own feedback and questions here:
You are equally welcome to be positive or negative about any paper but please be polite. If you are being critical you must mention at least one specific error, otherwise your comment will be deleted as unhelpful.

comments powered by Disqus