No Proca photons

Author(s)
F. Steininger, T. B. Mieling, P. T. Chruściel
Abstract

We show that the Proca equation in vacuum, as well as its plausible modifications in dielectric media, is incompatible with experimental evidence, no matter how small the Proca mass is.

Organisation(s)
Gravitational Physics, Research Network Quantum Aspects of Space Time
Journal
Physical Review D
Volume
107
No. of pages
5
ISSN
2470-0010
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.056013
Publication date
03-2023
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103012 High energy physics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/no-proca-photons(b045b95e-1c8a-49e6-9f09-8f854fd6d00c).html