Electromagnetism as a strong interaction

M. B. Halpern and W. Siegel
Phys. Rev. D 11, 2967 – Published 15 May 1975
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Abstract

In gauge theories of strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions, the fine-structure constant (α) is a lower bound on the strength of weak and strong couplings. This opens the possibility of physical systems wherein all fundamental couplings are large, and α is a low-energy phenomenon of the system (essentially a collective property of the strong interactions). We construct such a model. At present experimental energies, it agrees with standard (hadron-modified) electrodynamics, while revealing a strongly coupled photon in the extreme asymptotic region.

  • Received 26 February 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.11.2967

©1975 American Physical Society

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M. B. Halpern and W. Siegel

  • Department of Physics and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

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Vol. 11, Iss. 10 — 15 May 1975

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