The principle of the mutual energy

TL;DR

This paper proposes that the mutual energy principle, involving both retarded and advanced potentials, is fundamental to electromagnetic energy transfer, challenging traditional views and explaining photon behavior without wave function collapse.

Contribution

It introduces the mutual energy theorem as a new principle replacing Maxwell's equations, emphasizing the role of advanced potentials in energy transfer and photon interactions.

Findings

Mutual energy transfer involves both retarded and advanced potentials.

Photon energy is determined at the source and receiver through mutual energy.

Advanced potentials enable superluminal signaling and explain wave function collapse.

Abstract

Advanced potential solution of Maxwell equations isn't often accepted. We have proven if without advanced potential, it is not possible to satisfy the Maxwell equations. We also shown that it is not the Poynting vector related energy current transferring energy in the space and it is the mutual energy really did that. A important result of the mutual energy theorem is that the advanced potential can suck energy from the transmitter. This energy is equal to the energy received at the receiver. Hence a transmitter can not send any energy out without the receiver. For two remote objects, the energy is transferred only can by the mutual energy of a retarded potential from the source together with an advanced potential from the sink. If the sucked energy is discrete, the summation of mutual energy current of the infinite background atoms or currents, which can be seen as receivers, is a random process. This means that the photon energy sent by the transmitter is actually grabbed by the receiver. Hence the photon from very beginning knows their destination. This receiver send advanced potential to the transmitter. This explanation also avoided the wave function collapse. The retarded potential first reached the receiver, cause the current in the receiver, the current of receiver send a advanced potential to the transmitter with a reversed time, in the same time, a photon minus-time-instantly runs from receiver to transmitter. In our normal feeling, the photon is still runs from the transmitter to the receiver with a positive time. How to transfer superluminal signal using advanced potential is also discussed.Maxwell equations as principle of the theory of the electromagnetic fields is replaced by the mutual energy principle.