Consequences of partitioning the photon into its electrical and magnetic vectors upon absorption by an electron

Daniel S. Szumski

doi:10.1117/12.2023511

1 October 2013 Consequences of partitioning the photon into its electrical and magnetic vectors upon absorption by an electron

Daniel S. Szumski

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Proceedings Volume 8832, The Nature of Light: What are Photons? V; 88320I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023511
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This research uses classical arguments to develop a blackbody spectral equation that provides useful insights into heat processes. The theory unites in a single equation, the heat radiation theory of Planck and the heat of molecular motion theory of Maxwell and Boltzmann. Light absorption is considered a two-step process. The first is an adiabatic reversible step, wherein one-dimensional light energy is absorbed in a quantum amount, ! h" , by an electron. The absorbed quanta is still 1-dimensional(1-D), and remains within the domain of reversible thermodynamics. There is no recourse to the Second Law during this first step. The absorption process' second step is a dimensional restructuring wherein the electrical and magnetic vectors evolve separately. The 1-D electrical quanta transforms into its 3-D equivalent, electrical charge density. The resulting displacement of the generalized coordinates translates to 3-D motion, the evolution of Joule heat, and irreversible thermodynamics. The magnetic vector has no 3-D equivalent, and can only transform to 1-D paramagnetic spin. Accordingly, photon decoupling distorts time's fabric, giving rise to the characteristic blackbody spectral emittance. This study’s spectral equation introduces a new quantity to physics, the radiation temperature. Where it is identical to the classical thermodynamic temperature, the blackbody spectral curves are consistent with Planck’s. However, by separating these two temperatures in a stable far-from-equilibrium manner, new energy storage modes become possible at the atomic level, something that could have profound implications in understanding matter’s living state.

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Daniel S. Szumski "Consequences of partitioning the photon into its electrical and magnetic vectors upon absorption by an electron", Proc. SPIE 8832, The Nature of Light: What are Photons? V, 88320I (1 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023511

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