UNIFIED FIELD THEORY
Abstract
A solution is given to the problem of constructing a unified theory of the gravitational and electromagnetic fields. The theory exhibits the following features: (1) It is fully geometrical, the geometry being a special type of four-dimensional Riemannian space-time. (2) It is completely unified, all physical features (i.e., all curvature) being introduced via a quantity which transforms irreducibly under the coordinate transformations of general relativity. (3) The gravitational field and the electromagnetic field are inextricably linked, each being merely a different manifestation of the geometrical structure. (4) Charged particles move according to the Lorentz force law. (5) The energy density is everywhere nonnegative. (6) The field equations insure that the electrical current density is everywhere timelike and that charged particles have extended structures rather than point structures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0683558
Entities
People
- Dave Pandres Jr.