Photon Redshift in a Magnetic field

TL;DR

This paper interprets photon red-shift in a magnetic field as a polarization-dependent effect caused by photon interactions with virtual electron-positron pairs, analogous to gravitational red-shift, affecting photon frequency and perceived time.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of photon red-shift in magnetic fields as a quantum interaction effect, linking it to virtual particles and polarization dependence.

Findings

Photon red-shift is polarization-dependent.

Interaction with virtual pairs causes transverse momentum withdrawal.

Increasing magnetic field speeds up the clock based on red-shift interpretation.

Abstract

Previous results from the authors concerning the arising a tiny photon anomalous paramagnetic moment are also interpreted as a red-shift in analogy to the gravitational known effect. It is due to the photon interaction with the magnetized virtual electron-positron background which withdraw transverse momentum from photons and is polarization-dependent. If the photon frequency red-shift implies a change in time, a clock would go faster for increasing magnetic field intensity.