Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems

We revisit acceleration-induced nonlocal electrodynamics and the phenomenon of photon spin-rotation coupling. The kernel of the theory for the electromagnetic field tensor involves parity violation under the assumption of linearity of the field kernel in the acceleration tensor. However, we show tha...

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Main Author:	Bahram Mashhoon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:	Universe
Subjects:	relativity accelerated systems nonlocal electrodynamics
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/6/12/229

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spelling	doaj-8a9cbed69ee4467390bd41c65284a8d62020-12-04T00:00:41ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972020-12-01622922910.3390/universe6120229Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated SystemsBahram Mashhoon0Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USAWe revisit acceleration-induced nonlocal electrodynamics and the phenomenon of photon spin-rotation coupling. The kernel of the theory for the electromagnetic field tensor involves parity violation under the assumption of linearity of the field kernel in the acceleration tensor. However, we show that parity conservation can be maintained by extending the field kernel to include quadratic terms in the acceleration tensor. The field kernel must vanish in the absence of acceleration; otherwise, a general dependence of the kernel on the acceleration tensor cannot be theoretically excluded. The physical implications of the quadratic kernel are briefly discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/6/12/229relativityaccelerated systemsnonlocal electrodynamics
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title	Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems
title_short	Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems
title_full	Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems
title_fullStr	Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems
title_full_unstemmed	Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems
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issn	2218-1997
publishDate	2020-12-01
description	We revisit acceleration-induced nonlocal electrodynamics and the phenomenon of photon spin-rotation coupling. The kernel of the theory for the electromagnetic field tensor involves parity violation under the assumption of linearity of the field kernel in the acceleration tensor. However, we show that parity conservation can be maintained by extending the field kernel to include quadratic terms in the acceleration tensor. The field kernel must vanish in the absence of acceleration; otherwise, a general dependence of the kernel on the acceleration tensor cannot be theoretically excluded. The physical implications of the quadratic kernel are briefly discussed.
topic	relativity accelerated systems nonlocal electrodynamics
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/6/12/229
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Toward Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Accelerated Systems

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