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March 29, 1934Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character2,301 citationsOpen Access

Foundations of the new field theory

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MBMax BornLILéopold Infeld

Key Points

  • Formulate a theoretical foundation linking matter and electromagnetism by interpreting particles as features of the electromagnetic field.
  • Conceptualized a unitarian framework assuming the electromagnetic field as the sole fundamental physical entity.
  • Modeled particles of matter mathematically as singularities within the continuous field.
  • Derived mass as a secondary property fully expressible through electromagnetic field energy.
  • Established a framework where matter and field are unified into a single physical entity rather than separate components.

Abstract

Abstract The relation of matter and the electromagnetic field can be interpreted from two opposite standpoints:— The first which may be called the unitarian standpoint assumes only one physical entity, the electromagnetic field. The particles of matter are considered as singularities of the field and mass is a derived notion to be expressed by field energy (electromagnetic mass).

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Born et al. (1934) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0f559ad6d1d245e0ed1c7ahttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1934.0059
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