Lorenz's electromagnetic theory of light
C. W. Wong
TL;DR
Lorenz's electromagnetic theory of light, published shortly after Maxwell's, predicts a longitudinal electric field in vacuum that behaves similarly to Maxwell's theory, showing no difference in electromagnetic phenomena in vacuum.
Contribution
The paper demonstrates that Lorenz's theory, despite its postulate of retarded potentials, yields the same vacuum electromagnetic phenomena as Maxwell's theory.
Findings
Lorenz's theory predicts a longitudinal electric field in vacuum.
No difference between Lorenz and Maxwell theories for vacuum electromagnetic phenomena.
Lorenz's theory aligns with Maxwell's in vacuum despite different assumptions.
Abstract
The Lorenz electromagnetic theory of light, published two years after the Maxwell theory, starts by postulating that both scalar and vector potentials are retarded. We show that in spite of this postulate, Lorenz's theory gives a longitudinal electric field in vacuum that remains the instantaneous action at a distance it is in the Maxwell theory. There is in fact no difference between the two theories for electromagnetic phenomena in vacuum.
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Taxonomy
TopicsQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics · Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies · Quantum Mechanics and Applications