The electrostatic force and the annihilation of particles and antiparticles

Abstract

Purpose -This study seeks to explain how a cybernetic system, the human brain, creates the cognitive models that are applied by physics to explain particular phenomena of the physical world, namely, the electrostatic force and the annihilation of matter and antimatter. Design/methodology/approach -This study applies findings in cognitive psychology of vision, neuropsychology of the hemispheric mechanisms and quantum mechanics in order to explain how the electrostatic force operates at distance between two charged particles. Findings -In addition to the quantum fields theory, which explains the electrostatic force by photons that carry this force between charged particles (and is related to the left-hemispheric cognitive mechanism) a dual theory is suggested that explains this force by interchanging of features between particles (and is related to the right-hemispheric cognitive mechanism). Originality/value -Like Fidelman's previous studies, this too demonstrates that cybernetic considerations which use cognitive psychological, neuropsychological and physical-knowledge can obtain testable and applicable physical theories.

Cybernetical physics Part II: the EPR paradox and its implications

“…Moreover, Fidelman (2006a) suggested alternative explanation to that of Dirac, based on CP, to the mutual annihilation of colliding electron and positron and the appearing of one or two photons together with the annihilation. When the electron and positron approach each other and the distance between them approaches zero, the force of attraction increases.…”

“…According to Fidelman (2006a), these two photons are the original electron and positron, that lost their electrostatic force due to its transformation into the momentums of the two approaching particles. Since, according to special relativity, the velocity of the particles that have resting mass larger that zero cannot reach the velocity of light c , when the two particles, that approach each other, obtain the velocity c , their resting mass is transformed into the energy of the frequency of light, and they become photons that have the resting mass zero.…”

“…Instead, when the resultant of their velocities is c, they begin to move together as one photon, having at least the energy 2mc 2 that comprises two parts, one originating from the electron, and the second from the photon. At certain conditions, described in Fidelman (2006a), this photon may disintegrate into the original electron and positron, as described in Feynman's diagrams.…”

“…We saw above that the theory of Fidelman (2006a) implies that a photon having the energy mc 2 may cause a particle that has the resting mass zero to acquire the resting mass m and begin to move either forwards or backwards along the electromagnetic temporal axis. We may ask: what is the origin of all resting mass of all the particles in the cosmos?…”

“…This amplitude is very small, otherwise we would have observed many photons of γ ‐rays everywhere, due to the mutual annihilation of colliding atoms of matter and antimatter. As we saw above a theory based on CP, alternative to the Dirac's explanation of this annihilation, is presented in Fidelman (2006a). The few emissions of γ ‐rays that are due to this annihilation are covered by the natural radioactivity and by cosmic rays.…”