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STANDSTILL ELECTRIC CHARGE GENERATES MAGNETOSTATIC FIELD UNDER BORN-INFELD ELECTRODYNAMICS
José Abdalla Helayel Neto; Alexander William Smith; S.O. Vellozo
Publication details
- Authors
- José Abdalla Helayel Neto; Alexander William Smith; S.O. Vellozo
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 08/01/2008
- Description
- The Abelian Born-Infeld classical non-linear electrodynamic has been used to investigate the electric and magnetostatic fields generated by a point-like electrical charge at rest in an inertial frame. The results show a rich internal structure for the charge. Analytical solutions have also been found. Such findings have been interpreted in terms of vacuum polarization and magnetic-like charges produced by the very high strengths of the electric field considered. Apparently non-linearity is to be accounted for the emergence of an anomalous magnetostatic field suggesting a possible connection to that created by a magnetic dipole composed of two mognetic charges with opposite signals. Consistently in situations where the Born-Infeld field strength parameter is free to become infinite, Maxwell`s regime takes over, the magnetic sector vanishes and the electric field assumes a Coulomb behavior with no trace of a magnetic component. The connection to other monopole solutions, like Dirac`s, t' Hooft`s or Poliakov`s types, are also discussed. Finally some speculative remarks are presented in an attempt to explain such fields.
- Year
- 2007
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No