Infinite self energy?
Classical Physics
2026-04-30 v3
Abstract
The notion of an infinite electromagnetic self energy of point charges (presumably electrons) is accepted by many electromagnetic textbooks. See, for instance,\cite{jdj,dg,rf}. However, each of these sources acknowledge that they don't understand that result. In this paper, we show that electrons must be point particles with no electromagnetic self energy.
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@article{arxiv.2511.19571,
title = {Infinite self energy?},
author = {Jerrold Franklin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.19571},
year = {2026}
}
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