The propagator of stochastic electrodynamics
G. Cavalleri
Abstract
G. Cavalleri
Abstract
The "elementary propagator" for the position of a free charged particle subject to the zero-point electromagnetic field with Lorentz-invariant spectral density $\ensuremath{\propto}{\ensuremath{\omega}}^{3}$ is obtained. The nonstationary process for the position is solved by the stationary process for the acceleration. The dispersion of the position elementary propagator is compared with that of quantum electrodynamics. Finally, the evolution of the probability density is obtained starting from an initial distribution confined in a small volume and with a Gaussian distribution in the velocities. The resulting probability density for the position turns out to be equal, to within radiative corrections, to $\ensuremath{\psi}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{*}$ where $\ensuremath{\psi}$ is the Kennard wave packet. If the radiative corrections are retained, the present result is new since the corresponding expression in quantum electrodynamics has not yet been found. Besides preceding quantum electrodynamics for this problem, no renormalization is required in stochastic electrodynamics.
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The "elementary propagator" for the position of a free charged particle subject to the zero-point electromagnetic field with Lorentz-invariant spectral density $\ensuremath{\propto}{\ensuremath{\omega}}^{3}$ is obtained. The nonstationary process for the position is solved by the stationary process for the acceleration. The dispersion of the position elementary propagator is compared with that of quantum electrodynamics. Finally, the evolution of the probability density is obtained starting from an initial distribution confined in a small volume and with a Gaussian distribution in the velocities. The resulting probability density for the position turns out to be equal, to within radiative corrections, to $\ensuremath{\psi}{\ensuremath{\psi}}^{*}$ where $\ensuremath{\psi}$ is the Kennard wave packet. If the radiative corrections are retained, the present result is new since the corresponding expression in quantum electrodynamics has not yet been found. Besides preceding quantum electrodynamics for this problem, no renormalization is required in stochastic electrodynamics.
Key concepts: Physics, Stochastic electrodynamics, Propagator, Renormalization, Quantum electrodynamics, Classical electromagnetism, Quantum mechanics, Electromagnetic field