The Quantum Puzzle

Critique of Quantum Theory and Electrodynamics

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Quantum Theory, General Physics
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Author: Barry R Clarke ISBN: 9789814696999
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: April 27, 2017
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Barry R Clarke
ISBN: 9789814696999
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: April 27, 2017
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

In 1861, James Clerk–Maxwell published Part II of his four-part series "On physical lines of force". In it, he attempted to construct a vortex model of the magnetic field but after much effort neither he, nor other late nineteenth century physicists who followed him, managed to produce a workable theory. What survived from these attempts were Maxwell's four equations of electrodynamics together with the Lorentz force law, formulae that made no attempt to describe an underlying reality but stood only as a mathematical description of the observed phenomena. When the quantum of action was introduced by Planck in 1900 the difficulties that had faced Maxwell's generation were still unresolved. Since then theories of increasing mathematical complexity have been constructed to attempt to bring the totality of phenomena into order with little success. This work examines the problems that had been abandoned long before quantum mechanics was formulated in 1925 and argues that these issues need to be revisited before real progress in the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field can be made.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • The Faraday–Maxwell Fields
  • The Electron
  • Blackbody Radiation
  • Atomic Structure
  • Light and Action
  • Mass Vortex Rings
  • The Magnetic Vortex Field
  • The Electric Vortex Field

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in quantum physics.
Key Features:

  • Written by Daily Telegraph (UK) puzzlist
  • All derivations are complete and so easy to follow
  • Invites the reader to think about the still unsolved conceptual difficulties
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In 1861, James Clerk–Maxwell published Part II of his four-part series "On physical lines of force". In it, he attempted to construct a vortex model of the magnetic field but after much effort neither he, nor other late nineteenth century physicists who followed him, managed to produce a workable theory. What survived from these attempts were Maxwell's four equations of electrodynamics together with the Lorentz force law, formulae that made no attempt to describe an underlying reality but stood only as a mathematical description of the observed phenomena. When the quantum of action was introduced by Planck in 1900 the difficulties that had faced Maxwell's generation were still unresolved. Since then theories of increasing mathematical complexity have been constructed to attempt to bring the totality of phenomena into order with little success. This work examines the problems that had been abandoned long before quantum mechanics was formulated in 1925 and argues that these issues need to be revisited before real progress in the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field can be made.

Contents:

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in quantum physics.
Key Features:

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