Podolsky's higher-order electromagnetism from first principles

dc.contributor.authorAccioly, A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMukai, H.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T20:06:52Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T20:06:52Z
dc.date.issued1997-07-01
dc.description.abstractPodolsky's higher-order field equations are obtained by generalizing the laws of Podolsky's electrostatics, which follow from Coulomb's generalized law and superposition, to be consistent with special relativity. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the independence of the observed charge of a particle on its speed. It is also shown that the gauge-independent term concerning the Feynman propagator for Podolsky's generalized electrodynamics has a good ultraviolet behaviour at the expense of a negative metric massive ghost which, contrary to what is currently assumed in the literature, is non-tachyonic. A brief discussion on Podolsky's characteristic length is presented as well.en
dc.description.affiliationInst. de Fis. Teórica Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Pamplona 145, 01405-900 São Paulo, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Física Fund. Univ. Estadual de Maringa, Av. Colombo 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, Pr
dc.description.affiliationUnespInst. de Fis. Teórica Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Pamplona 145, 01405-900 São Paulo, SP
dc.format.extent1061-1068
dc.identifier.citationNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B, v. 112, n. 7, p. 1061-1068, 1997.
dc.identifier.issn0369-3554
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-3042872166
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/224678
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica B
dc.sourceScopus
dc.titlePodolsky's higher-order electromagnetism from first principlesen
dc.typeArtigo

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