A Theoretical Reformulation of "Matter as Compressed Light": A Testable Field-Theoretic Hypothesis and Derivation of a Nonlinear Electromagnetic Model
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| author | Chahal, Kuldip Singh |
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| contents | <p>A longstanding speculative claim proposes that matter may represent a localized, high-density state of electromagnetic energy. In this paper we convert this qualitative idea into a mathematically explicit, falsifiable hypothesis. We construct a dimensionful Lagrangian density in which a scalar compression field χ modulates the local effective refractive index and the electromagnetic stress–energy tensor. This induces nonlinear self-coupling of the electromagnetic field that supports stationary, soliton-like energy concentrations. We nondimensionalize the model, derive the resulting Euler–Lagrange equations, identify conserved quantities, and outline numerical experiments capable of refuting or confirming the existence of stable, localized solutions with rest-energy E= mc2. The formulation is compatible with special relativity and standard Maxwell theory in the weak-field limit and establishes a clear experimental path for evaluating the viability of this hypothesis.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | A Theoretical Reformulation of "Matter as Compressed Light": A Testable Field-Theoretic Hypothesis and Derivation of a Nonlinear Electromagnetic Model Chahal, Kuldip Singh electromagnetic energy matter as compressed light nonlinear Maxwell theory scalar compression field soliton solutions Euler-Lagrange equations nondimensionalization falsifiable hypothesis vacuum refractive index Schwinger pair-production <p>A longstanding speculative claim proposes that matter may represent a localized, high-density state of electromagnetic energy. In this paper we convert this qualitative idea into a mathematically explicit, falsifiable hypothesis. We construct a dimensionful Lagrangian density in which a scalar compression field χ modulates the local effective refractive index and the electromagnetic stress–energy tensor. This induces nonlinear self-coupling of the electromagnetic field that supports stationary, soliton-like energy concentrations. We nondimensionalize the model, derive the resulting Euler–Lagrange equations, identify conserved quantities, and outline numerical experiments capable of refuting or confirming the existence of stable, localized solutions with rest-energy E= mc2. The formulation is compatible with special relativity and standard Maxwell theory in the weak-field limit and establishes a clear experimental path for evaluating the viability of this hypothesis.</p> |
| title | A Theoretical Reformulation of "Matter as Compressed Light": A Testable Field-Theoretic Hypothesis and Derivation of a Nonlinear Electromagnetic Model |
| topic | electromagnetic energy matter as compressed light nonlinear Maxwell theory scalar compression field soliton solutions Euler-Lagrange equations nondimensionalization falsifiable hypothesis vacuum refractive index Schwinger pair-production |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17727307 |