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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Maxwell’s Equations and Occam’s Razor
F. CelaniA. Di TommasoG. Vassallosubject
Settore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniSettore FIS/02 - Fisica Teorica Modelli E Metodi MatematiciOccam’s razorCoulomb gaugeElementary particlesZitterbewegungSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciElectric chargeMaxwell’s equationsSpace–time algebraVector potentialElectron structureClifford algebraLorenz gaugedescription
In this paper a straightforward application of Occam’s razor principle to Maxwell’s equation shows that only one entity, the electro-magnetic four-potential, is at the origin of a plurality of concepts and entities in physics. The application of the so called “Lorenz gauge” in Maxwell’s equations denies the status of real physical entity to a scalar field that has a gradient in space-time with clear physical meaning: the four-current density field. The mathematical formalism of space-time Clifford algebra is introduced and then used to encode Maxwell’s equations starting only from the electromagnetic four-potential. This approach suggests a particular Zitterbewegung (ZBW) model for charged elementary particles.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2017-11-01 |