Published October 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

General relativistic fields of an isolated spin-half charged particle near the spin axis with application to the rest-mass of the electron and positron

Creators

  • 1. Papua New Guinea Univ., National Capital District (Papua New Guinea). Dept. of Mathematics

Description

Using a lowest-order approximation, the field equations of a general relativistic spinor-connection theory are solved semi-analytically for the fields of a stable, spin-half changed particle near the spin axis. With the exception of the atomic fine-structure constant, all parameters arising in the solution, including the rest mass of the source particle, are found by imposing the standard junction conditions of general relativity and electromagnetism. Using the empirical value for the fine-structure constant, the value derived for the rest mass gives some reason to identify the source particle with the electron. Moreover, since the rest mass is independent of the sign of the electron charge carried by the source, the solution is equally applicable to the positron

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. B
Journal Volume
114B
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1139-1155
ISSN
0369-3554

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
31049063
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGED PARTICLES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; PARTICLE SOURCES; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REST MASS; SPINORS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MASS; MECHANICS; RADIATION SOURCES