TITLE:
A Classical Field Theory of Gravity and Electromagnetism
AUTHORS:
Raymond J. Beach
KEYWORDS:
Classical Field Theory, Gravitation and Electromagnetism, General Relativity, Antimatter, Antimatter Gravity, Hidden Variable Theories, Riemann Geometry
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Modern Physics,
Vol.5 No.10,
June
27,
2014
ABSTRACT: A classical field theory of gravity and electromagnetism is developed.
The starting point of the theory is the Maxwell equations which are directly
tied to the Riemann-Christoffel curvature tensor. This is done through the
derivatives of the Maxwell tensor which are equated to a vector field
contracted with the
curvature tensor, i.e.,
. The electromagnetic portion of the theory is shown to be
equivalent to the classical Maxwell equations with the addition of a hidden
variable. Because the proposed equations describing electromagnetism and
gravity differ from the classical Maxwell-Einstein equations, their ability to
describe classical physics is shown for several situations by direct
calculation. The inclusion of antimatter and its behavior in a gravitational
field, and the possibility of particle-like solutions exhibiting quantized
charge, mass and angular momentum are discussed.