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Note on Light Quanta and the Electromagnetic Field

Oppenheimer, J. R.·1931·Physical Review

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1. Introduction: light quantum theory and quantum electrodynamics.2. Extreme light quantum theory; spin of quantum; wave equation for quanta; eigenwerte and solutions of the equation; electrostatic quanta; angular momentum and selection rules; Lorentz covariance; theory of the charge-free field; quanta and electrons.3. Quantum electromagnetics; reformulation to treat progressive and spherical waves; integrals of momentum and angular momentum; new introduction of light quantum equation; distinction between field and corpuscular theories; zero point energy, negative energies, and electromagnetic mass.4. Interaction of quanta and charges; critique of light quantum theory.

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Authors
Oppenheimer, J. R.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Oppenheimer, J. R.
Venue
Physical Review
Published
1931-08-15
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
725-746
ISSN
0031-899X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1964955115
Cited by
199
References
9
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Physical Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Relativity and Gravitational Theory
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Keywords
photons, photon theory, quantum electrodynamics, eigenvalues, angular momentum, selection rules, Lorentz covariance, spherical waves, vacuum energy, negative energy, electromagnetic mass

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