Nonlocal Electrodynamics of Linearly Accelerated Systems

TL;DR

This paper explores how nonlocal electrodynamics affects measurements by linearly accelerated observers, emphasizing the importance of nonlocality in understanding electromagnetic field interactions with accelerated systems.

Contribution

It introduces a nonlocal theory of accelerated observers and demonstrates its implications through a specific example involving uniform acceleration and electromagnetic pulse measurement.

Findings

Nonlocal effects significantly influence electromagnetic measurements by accelerated observers.

The nonlocal theory provides a more accurate description of radiation measurement in accelerated frames.

Illustrative example shows the impact of acceleration on electromagnetic field detection.

Abstract

The measurement of an electromagnetic radiation field by a linearly accelerated observer is discussed. The nonlocality of this process is emphasized. The nonlocal theory of accelerated observers is briefly described and the consequences of this theory are illustrated using a concrete example involving the measurement of an incident pulse of radiation by an observer that experiences uniform acceleration during a limited interval of time.