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Because the photon is a wave-packet (in the form of a Gabor wavelet), all the field variables must satisfy the wave equation |
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The electric E, and magnetic B, fields are defined with the scalar V, and and vector A, potentials |
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which must also satisfy the Lorentz gauge |
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In cylindrical coordinates, this vector potential has the components |
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with parameters specified as |
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Furthermore, experimental results require that the following relationships must be satisfied |
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and the associated scalar potential is |
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The above relationships account for all known properties attributed to electro-magnetic radiation, and specifying the structure of the observed fields and potentials, leaves little doubt that the proposed structure of the photon is correct. It is very unlikely that another set of potentials would satisfy all the required criteria. |
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In addition to completely satisfying electromagnetic theory and experiments, as demonstrated on the next page, postulating an aether, makes it possible to describe the electro-magnetic fields without introducing non-intuitive physical concepts. |
