On the relation between a zero-point-field-induced inertial effect and the Einstein-de Broglie formula

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1999-06-18

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9906084v3

Phys.Lett. A268 (2000) 224-227

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Typo in eqn. (5) corrected. Does not change result

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00186-9

It has been proposed that the scattering of electromagnetic zero-point radiation by accelerating objects results in a reaction force that may account, at least in part, for inertia [1,2,3]. This arises because of asymmetries in the electromagnetic zero-point field (ZPF) or electromagnetic quantum vacuum as perceived from an accelerating reference frame. In such a frame, the Poynting vector and momentum flux of the ZPF become non-zero. If one assumes that scattering of the ZPF radiation takes place at the level of quarks and electrons constituting matter, then it is possible for both Newton's equation of motion, ${\bf f}=m{\bf a}$, and its relativistic covariant generalization, ${\cal F}=d{\cal P}/d\tau$, to be obtained as a consequence of the non-zero ZPF momentum flux. We now conjecture that this scattering must take place at the Compton frequency of a particle, and that this interpretation of mass leads directly to the de Broglie relation characterizing the wave nature of that particle in motion, $\lambda_B=h/p$. This suggests a perspective on a connection between electrodynamics and the quantum wave nature of matter. Attempts to extend this perspective to other aspects of the vacuum are left for future consideration.

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