From Photons to Atoms - The Electromagnetic Nature of Matter

Abstract

Synopsis -Motivated by a revision of the classical equations of electromagnetism that allow for the inclusion of solitary waves in the solution space, the material collected in these notes examine the consequences of adopting the modified model in the description of atomic structures. The possibility of handling "photons" in a deterministic way opens indeed a chance for reviewing the foundations of quantum physics. Atoms and molecules are described as aggregations of nuclei and electrons joined through organized photon layers resonating at various frequencies, explaining how matter can absorb or emit light quanta. Some established viewpoints are subverted, offering an alternative scenario. The analysis seeks to provide an answer to many technical problems in physical chemistry and, at the same time, to raise epistemological questions.

High Frequency Electrical Oscillations in Cavities

“…Note that condition ρ = 0 may happen to be true also in vacuum. Relation (9) is the Euler's equation for inviscid fluids with a forcing term of electromagnetic type given by the vector E+V×B, which recalls the Lorentz's law. Up to dimensional scaling, the scalar p plays the role of pressure (explanations about the meaning of p will be provided in section 3).…”

“…The reader can imagine the impact that this discovery has on the discussions on wave-particle duality (comments in this direction are given in Ref. [9]).…”

Trapping Electromagnetic Solitons in Cylinders

“…We also recall that J k tends to zero for r → 0, while Y k is unbounded in the neighborhood of r = 0 (see, e.g., [8]). Solutions of the entire set of Maxwell's equations are obtained in cylindrical coordinates (r, z, φ) as follows (see [2], [3]):…”

Charging Capacitors According to Maxwell's Equations: Impossible

“…It is not my intention to further self-celebrate here the potentiality of my extension and the possible implications in the study of the quantum world by a classical approach. For further insight the reader is referred to [9]. Criticizing Maxwell's equations is dangerous.…”

“…In my opinion, as rigorously analyzed in [8], even homogeneous Maxwell's equations in vacuum are not trouble free, displaying an extremely reduced space of solutions. The equations in this case are affected by an almost total lack of initial displacements satisfying both the conditions divE = 0 and divB = 0 (see my viewpoint in [9], chapter 1).…”