Plasma-like Vacuum in Podolsky Regularized Classical Electrodynamics
Classical Physics
2011-09-16 v3
Abstract
We analyze wave propagation in the vacuum of Podolsky regularized electrodynamics. Two kinds of waves were found in the theory: the traditional non-dispersive waves of Maxwell electrodynamics, and a dispersive wave reminiscent of wave propagation in a collisionless plasma. Charged particle concentration was determined, and found to be huge in this vacuum. We interpret the results in terms of vacuum polarization effects induced in an otherwise classical theory.
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@article{arxiv.1103.0416,
title = {Plasma-like Vacuum in Podolsky Regularized Classical Electrodynamics},
author = {Roberto Baginski B. Santos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.0416},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
7 pages, 1 figure, corrected typos, accepted for publication in Modern Physics Letters A