Nonlinear electrodynamics and the Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft anomaly

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dc.creatorMbelek, Jean Paul
dc.creatorCuesta, Herman J. Mosquera
dc.creatorNovello, M.
dc.creatorSalim, Jose M.
dc.date2006-08-25
dc.date2006-11-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:25:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:25:56Z
dc.descriptionThe occurrence of the phenomenon known as photon acceleration is a natural prediction of nonlinear electrodynamics (NLED). This would appear as an anomalous frequency shift in any modeling of the electromagnetic field that only takes into account the classical Maxwell theory. Thus, it is tempting to address the unresolved anomalous, steady; but time-dependent, blueshift of the Pioneer 10/11 spacecrafts within the framework of NLED. Here we show that astrophysical data on the strength of the magnetic field in both the Galaxy and the local (super)cluster of galaxies support the view on the major Pioneer anomaly as a consequence of the phenomenon of photon acceleration. If confirmed, through further observations or lab experiments, the reality of this phenomenon should prompt to take it into account in any forthcoming research on both cosmological evolution and origin and dynamical effects of primordial magnetic fields, whose seeds are estimated to be very weak.
dc.descriptionFinal version accepted for publication in Europhysics Letters, uses EPL style, 7 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608538
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608538
dc.identifierEurophys.Lett.77:19001,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1209/0295-5075/77/19001
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/195670
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleNonlinear electrodynamics and the Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft anomaly
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