Upper bounds on the photon mass
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-08-14 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The effects of a nonzero photon rest mass can be incorporated into electromagnetism in a simple way using the Proca equations. In this vein, two interesting implications regarding the possible existence of a massive photon in nature, i.e., tiny alterations in the known values of both the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and the gravitational deflection of electromagnetic radiation, are utilized to set upper limits on its mass. The bounds obtained are not as stringent as those recently found; nonetheless, they are comparable to other existing bounds and bring new elements to the issue of restricting the photon mass.
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@article{arxiv.1012.2717,
title = {Upper bounds on the photon mass},
author = {Antonio Accioly and José Helayël-Neto and Eslley Scatena},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.2717},
year = {2016}
}