Journal of Modern Physics

Volume 5, Issue 18 (December 2014)

ISSN Print: 2153-1196   ISSN Online: 2153-120X

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Composite Photon Theory versus Elementary Photon Theory

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DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2014.518205    5,560 Downloads   6,772 Views  Citations
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The purpose of this paper is to show that the composite photon theory measures up well against the Standard Model’s elementary photon theory. This is done by comparing the two theories, area by area. Although the predictions of quantum electrodynamics are in excellent agreement with experiment (as in the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron), there are some problems, such as the difficulty in describing the electromagnetic field with the four-component vector potential because the photon has only two polarization states. In most areas the two theories give similar results, so it is impossible to rule out the composite photon theory. Pryce’s arguments in 1938 against a composite photon theory are shown to be invalid or irrelevant. Recently, it has been realized that in the composite theory the antiphoton does not interact with matter because it is formed of a neutrino and an antineutrino with the wrong helicity. This leads to experimental tests that can determine which theory is correct.

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Perkins, W. (2014) Composite Photon Theory versus Elementary Photon Theory. Journal of Modern Physics, 5, 2089-2105. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2014.518205.

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