Published September 1983
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Journal article
Arrow of electromagnetic time and the generalized absorber theory
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, FM-15, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
Description
The problem of the direction of electromagnetic time, i.e., the complete dominance of retarded electromagnetic radiation over advanced radiation in the universe, is considered in the context of a generalized form of the Wheeler--Feynman absorber theory in an open expanding universe with a singularity at T = 0. It is shown that the application of a four-vector reflection boundary condition at the singularity leads to the observed dominance of retarded radiation; it also clarifies the role of advanced and retarded waves in the emission of very weakly absorbed radiation such as neutrinos
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Found. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 13
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Series
- Found. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 887-902
- ISSN
- 0015-9018
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15015716
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; NEUTRINOS; SINGULARITY; T INVARIANCE; UNIVERSE; WAVE EQUATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LEPTONS; MAGNETISM; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS