General relativistic models for the electron
Mathematical Physics
2014-11-18 v1 math.MP
Abstract
A model is proposed for the classical electron as a point charge with finite electromagnetic self-energy. Modifications of the Reissner-Nordstr{\o}m (spin 0) and Kerr-Newman (spin 1/2) solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations are derived. It is conjectured that spacetime curvature very close to the point charge deforms the electric and magnetic fields such as to reduce the self-energy to a finite value by means of Hawking polarization of the vacuum, much like that around a black hole.
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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0105029,
title = {General relativistic models for the electron},
author = {S. M. Blinder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0105029},
year = {2014}
}
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