Gravitational models of a Lorentz extended electron

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1985

Abstract

We show how the Einstein-Maxwell field equations of general relativity can be used to construct a Lorentz model of an electron as an extended body consisting of pure charge and no matter. In contrast with Lorentzs approach using inertial mass, we associate the mass of the electron with its Schwarzschild gravitational mass. The Schwarzschild mass of an extended charged body as seen at infinity arises from the charge as well as the matter that the extended body possesses. The field equations for a Lorentz-type pure-charge extended electron are obtained by setting the matter terms equal to zero in the field equations for a spherically symmetric charged perfect fluid. Several explicit solutions to the pure-charge field equations are examined. © 1985 The American Physical Society.

Identifier

0000037177 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Physical Review D

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.31.1860

ISSN

05562821

First Page

1860

Last Page

1863

Issue

8

Volume

31

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