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Minkowski's lost legacy and hadron electromagnetism.
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Physics Letters B . Mar2023, Vol. 838, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We revisit Minkowski's lost legacy on relativistic electromagnetism in order to resolve long-standing puzzles over the charge distribution of relativistic systems like hadrons. Hadrons are unique relativistic electromagnetic systems characterized by their comparable size and Compton wavelength r h ∼ λ C. As such, it was recently realized that the traditional Sachs definition of the charge distribution based on a non-relativistic formula is invalid. We explain that this is the same problem pursued by Lorentz, Einstein and others, on the electromagnetism of a moving body. We show how various charge distributions proposed in hadronic physics naturally emerge as the multipole moment densities in the macroscopic theory of relativistic electromagnetism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ELECTROMAGNETISM
*HADRONS
*PHYSICS
*HADRONIC atoms
*WAVELENGTHS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03702693
- Volume :
- 838
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physics Letters B
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161903265
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137676