Seventeenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting

Auto-stabilized Electron

12 Jul 2024, 17:25

15m

M1 (Palazzo Micara of the ‘Gabriele d’Annunzio’ University)

Talk in a parallel session Extended theories of electromagnetism and their impact on laboratory experiments and astrophysical observations Extended theories of electromagnetism and their impact on laboratory experiments and astrophysical observations

Speaker

Munawar Karim (Namibia University of Science and Technology)

Description

We propose a theory to explain the mechanism that stabilizes an electron. We show that the intrinsic divergences that occur in quantum electrodynamics can be removed by casting it within general relativity. The infinities are compensated by the curvature created by the intense energy density of the electromagnetic field in the vicinity of the electron. Using the concept of hydrostatic stability we find that the outward and inward pressures balance at a radius of (√alpha/4pi)xPlanck length. The resulting electron mass is 10^17 GeV. Details of the theory and calculations and results will be presented.