Ebook: Causality and Locality in Modern Physics: Proceedings of a Symposium in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier

The Symposium entitled: Causality and Locality in Modern Physics and As­ tronomy: Open Questions and Possible Solutions was held at York University, Toronto, during the last week of August 1997. It was a sequel to a similar sym­ posium entitled: The Present Status of the Quantum Theory of Light held at the same venue in August 1995. These symposia came about as a result of discussions between Professor Stanley Jeffers and colleagues on the International Organizing Committee. Professor Jeffers was the executive local organizer of the symposia. The 1997 symposium attracted over 120 participants representing 26 different countries and academic institutions. The broad theme of both symposia was the enigma of modern physics: the non-local, and possibly superluminal interactions implied by quantum mechanics, the structure of fundamental particles including the photon, the reconciliation of quantum mechanics with the theory of relativity, and the nature of gravity and inertia. Jean-Pierre Vigier was the guest of honour at both symposia. He was a lively contributor to the discussions of the presentations. The presentations were made as 30-minute lectures, or during an evening poster session. Some participants did not submit a written account of their presentation at the symposium, and not all of the articles submitted for the Proceedings could be included because of the publisher's page limit. The titles and authors of the papers that had to be excluded are listed in an appendix.

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This volume contains the proceedings of a symposium held in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier at York University, Toronto, Canada, in August 1997. The topics of the contributions range from quantum mechanics and its interpretation, to particle physics, electromagnetic theory, relativity and gravity, and the relationship between inertia and the zero-point electromagnetic oscillations that constitute the vacuum. The fifty-two articles are arranged under the following categories: astrophysics-cosmology, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, electrodynamics, gravitation and inertia, light and photons, mathematical physics, particle physics and quantum theory.
Audience: This book will be of interest to graduate-level students and researchers.

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This volume contains the proceedings of a symposium held in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier at York University, Toronto, Canada, in August 1997. The topics of the contributions range from quantum mechanics and its interpretation, to particle physics, electromagnetic theory, relativity and gravity, and the relationship between inertia and the zero-point electromagnetic oscillations that constitute the vacuum. The fifty-two articles are arranged under the following categories: astrophysics-cosmology, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, electrodynamics, gravitation and inertia, light and photons, mathematical physics, particle physics and quantum theory.
Audience: This book will be of interest to graduate-level students and researchers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Possible Consequences of an Extended Charged Particle Model in Electromagnetic Theory....Pages 1-22
The Origin of Cosmological Redshift in Spin Exchange Vacuum Compactification and Nonzero Rest Mass Photon Anisotropy....Pages 23-28
Non-Locality, Complementarity and Cosmology....Pages 29-34
The Planck Mass as a Fundamental Entity for Particle Structure and Cosmology....Pages 35-45
Causality and Locality in Multiverse Solutions of the Einstein Equations....Pages 47-56
Proposal of a New Kind of Aharonov — Bohm Effect....Pages 57-66
Generalized Aharonov-Bohm Effect....Pages 67-74
Aharonov-Bohm Effect Induced by Light....Pages 75-77
Maxwell’s Equations in Three-Dimensional Space....Pages 79-86
Causality and Nonlocality in Problem of Radiative Damping of Electron....Pages 87-95
Hierarchic Theory of Oscillations and Waves and Its Application to Nonlinear Problems of Relativistic Electrodynamics....Pages 97-103
Electromagnetic Theory with Space-Charges in Vacuo....Pages 105-112
Some Information about the Four Experimental Sectors of Physics in Which Superluminal Motions Seem to Appear....Pages 113-118
Incompleteness of Classical Electrodynamics and Longitudinal Non-Local Electromagnetic Action as One of the Missing Elements....Pages 119-126
Superluminal Propagation Speed of Longitudinally Oscillating Electrical Fields....Pages 127-134
Derivation of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Discovery of the Unique Normal Modes of the Universe....Pages 135-142
A Limit on the Longitudinal Graviton Mass....Pages 143-153
Implications of Mach’s Principle: Dark Matter and Observable Gravitons....Pages 155-164
The Vigier Pinch....Pages 165-169
The Zero-Point Field and Inertia....Pages 171-178
Electromagnetic Vacuum and Inertial Mass....Pages 179-185
Shedding Light on Light....Pages 187-194
Quantum Phase of Light via Spin of Photons....Pages 195-202
Neither Particle-Like nor Wave-Like Behaviour of a Photon....Pages 203-207
EPR, Magic and the Nature of Light....Pages 209-218
The Mass-Connected Photon....Pages 219-226
Superluminal Transformations in Spacetimes of Definite Metric....Pages 227-234
Uniform Spaces via Topological Groups and Non-Locality....Pages 235-242
Gauge Mechanical View of Physical Reality....Pages 243-251
Spacetime Invariance and Scale Effect....Pages 253-259
Quantum Measurement, Gravitation, and Locality in the Dynamic Theory....Pages 261-268
Chiral Interactions of Massive Particles in the (1/2,0) ? (0,1/2) Representation....Pages 269-275
Causality in Relativistic Multi-Particle Classical Dynamic Systems....Pages 277-283
Hydrodynamical Reformulation and Quantum Limit of the Barut-Zanghi Theory....Pages 285-296
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Physics....Pages 297-301
Localization Problem in the Relativistic Quantum Mechanics....Pages 303-311
The Original EPR State, Bell Inequalities, and Realist Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 313-320
Recovery of an Interference Pattern Hidden by Noise....Pages 321-332
Interparticle Interactions and Nonlocality in Quantum Field Theory....Pages 333-343
On Interacting Systems of Space: Or, Co-Efficient Fields....Pages 345-352
Are the Bader Laplacian and the Bohm Quantum Potential Equivalent?....Pages 353-358
The Relativistic Kinematics of the de Broglie Phase Wave....Pages 359-364
Classical Embeddings of Schr?dinger’s Equation and Non-Locality....Pages 365-372
Wave-Packet Model and Mach-Zehnder-Type Interferometers....Pages 373-381
Causality and Nonlocality as Axioms for Quantum Mechanics....Pages 383-389
Bell’s Inequality Violation and Localization....Pages 391-396
The Physical Consequences of a New Version of the Dirac Equation....Pages 397-402
Beyond Bohm/Vigier Quantum Mechanics....Pages 403-410
Why Two-Photon but Not Two Photons?....Pages 411-419
Non-Linear Schr?dinger Equation, Burger’s Equation and Superposition of Solutions....Pages 421-430
Can a Falling Tree Make a Noise in Two Forests at the Same Time?....Pages 431-440
Connection between Classical and Quantum Descriptions of Evolution....Pages 441-450
A Minimal Local Extension of the Quantum Formalism....Pages 451-462
Deterministic Explanation of Quantum Mechanics — Two Photon “Ghost” Diffraction Calculations....Pages 463-475
Some Properties of a Regularized Classical Electromagnetic Self-Interaction....Pages 477-489
Back Matter....Pages 491-502

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This volume contains the proceedings of a symposium held in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier at York University, Toronto, Canada, in August 1997. The topics of the contributions range from quantum mechanics and its interpretation, to particle physics, electromagnetic theory, relativity and gravity, and the relationship between inertia and the zero-point electromagnetic oscillations that constitute the vacuum. The fifty-two articles are arranged under the following categories: astrophysics-cosmology, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, electrodynamics, gravitation and inertia, light and photons, mathematical physics, particle physics and quantum theory.
Audience: This book will be of interest to graduate-level students and researchers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Possible Consequences of an Extended Charged Particle Model in Electromagnetic Theory....Pages 1-22
The Origin of Cosmological Redshift in Spin Exchange Vacuum Compactification and Nonzero Rest Mass Photon Anisotropy....Pages 23-28
Non-Locality, Complementarity and Cosmology....Pages 29-34
The Planck Mass as a Fundamental Entity for Particle Structure and Cosmology....Pages 35-45
Causality and Locality in Multiverse Solutions of the Einstein Equations....Pages 47-56
Proposal of a New Kind of Aharonov — Bohm Effect....Pages 57-66
Generalized Aharonov-Bohm Effect....Pages 67-74
Aharonov-Bohm Effect Induced by Light....Pages 75-77
Maxwell’s Equations in Three-Dimensional Space....Pages 79-86
Causality and Nonlocality in Problem of Radiative Damping of Electron....Pages 87-95
Hierarchic Theory of Oscillations and Waves and Its Application to Nonlinear Problems of Relativistic Electrodynamics....Pages 97-103
Electromagnetic Theory with Space-Charges in Vacuo....Pages 105-112
Some Information about the Four Experimental Sectors of Physics in Which Superluminal Motions Seem to Appear....Pages 113-118
Incompleteness of Classical Electrodynamics and Longitudinal Non-Local Electromagnetic Action as One of the Missing Elements....Pages 119-126
Superluminal Propagation Speed of Longitudinally Oscillating Electrical Fields....Pages 127-134
Derivation of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Discovery of the Unique Normal Modes of the Universe....Pages 135-142
A Limit on the Longitudinal Graviton Mass....Pages 143-153
Implications of Mach’s Principle: Dark Matter and Observable Gravitons....Pages 155-164
The Vigier Pinch....Pages 165-169
The Zero-Point Field and Inertia....Pages 171-178
Electromagnetic Vacuum and Inertial Mass....Pages 179-185
Shedding Light on Light....Pages 187-194
Quantum Phase of Light via Spin of Photons....Pages 195-202
Neither Particle-Like nor Wave-Like Behaviour of a Photon....Pages 203-207
EPR, Magic and the Nature of Light....Pages 209-218
The Mass-Connected Photon....Pages 219-226
Superluminal Transformations in Spacetimes of Definite Metric....Pages 227-234
Uniform Spaces via Topological Groups and Non-Locality....Pages 235-242
Gauge Mechanical View of Physical Reality....Pages 243-251
Spacetime Invariance and Scale Effect....Pages 253-259
Quantum Measurement, Gravitation, and Locality in the Dynamic Theory....Pages 261-268
Chiral Interactions of Massive Particles in the (1/2,0) ? (0,1/2) Representation....Pages 269-275
Causality in Relativistic Multi-Particle Classical Dynamic Systems....Pages 277-283
Hydrodynamical Reformulation and Quantum Limit of the Barut-Zanghi Theory....Pages 285-296
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Physics....Pages 297-301
Localization Problem in the Relativistic Quantum Mechanics....Pages 303-311
The Original EPR State, Bell Inequalities, and Realist Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 313-320
Recovery of an Interference Pattern Hidden by Noise....Pages 321-332
Interparticle Interactions and Nonlocality in Quantum Field Theory....Pages 333-343
On Interacting Systems of Space: Or, Co-Efficient Fields....Pages 345-352
Are the Bader Laplacian and the Bohm Quantum Potential Equivalent?....Pages 353-358
The Relativistic Kinematics of the de Broglie Phase Wave....Pages 359-364
Classical Embeddings of Schr?dinger’s Equation and Non-Locality....Pages 365-372
Wave-Packet Model and Mach-Zehnder-Type Interferometers....Pages 373-381
Causality and Nonlocality as Axioms for Quantum Mechanics....Pages 383-389
Bell’s Inequality Violation and Localization....Pages 391-396
The Physical Consequences of a New Version of the Dirac Equation....Pages 397-402
Beyond Bohm/Vigier Quantum Mechanics....Pages 403-410
Why Two-Photon but Not Two Photons?....Pages 411-419
Non-Linear Schr?dinger Equation, Burger’s Equation and Superposition of Solutions....Pages 421-430
Can a Falling Tree Make a Noise in Two Forests at the Same Time?....Pages 431-440
Connection between Classical and Quantum Descriptions of Evolution....Pages 441-450
A Minimal Local Extension of the Quantum Formalism....Pages 451-462
Deterministic Explanation of Quantum Mechanics — Two Photon “Ghost” Diffraction Calculations....Pages 463-475
Some Properties of a Regularized Classical Electromagnetic Self-Interaction....Pages 477-489
Back Matter....Pages 491-502
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