Calculations in the Wheeler-Feynman absorber theory of radiation

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6750057

Balaji, K S

One dimensional computer aided calculations were done to find the self consistent solutions for various absorber configurations in the context of the Wheeler-Feynman absorber theory, wherein every accelerating charge is assumed to produce a time symmetric combination of advanced and retarded fields. These calculations picked out the so called outerface solution for incomplete absorbers and showed that advanced as well as retarded signals interact with matter in the same manner as in the full retarded theory. Based on these calculations, the Partridge experiment and the Schmidt-Newman experiment were ruled out as tests of the absorber theory. An experiment designed to produce and detect advanced effects is proposed, based on more one-dimensional calculations.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Irvine (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6750057
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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