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No-go theorem for the classical Maxwell-Lorentz electrodynamics in odd-dimensional worlds
Fecha
2011-12Registro en:
1286-4854
0295-5075
Autor
Chubykalo, Andrew
Espinoza, Augusto
Kosyakov, Boris Pavlovich
Institución
Resumen
If the conventional Maxwell-Lorentz formulation of classical electrodynamics is
adopted in a flat spacetime of arbitrary odd dimension, then the retarded vector potential Aμ
generated by a point charge turns out to be pure gauge, Aμ = μ . By Gauss’ law, the charge
shows up as zero. The classical electromagnetic coupling is thus missing from odd-dimensional
worlds. If the action is augmented by the addition of the Chern-Simons term, then the classical
interaction picture in the three-dimensional world becomes nontrivial.