Alexandru Proca (1897--1955) the Great Physicist
| dc.creator | Poenaru, Dorin N. | |
| dc.date | 2005-08-26 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:55:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T05:55:44Z | |
| dc.description | We commemorate 50 years from A. Proca's death. Proca equation is a relativistic wave equation for a massive spin-1 particle. The weak interaction is transmitted by such kind of vector bosons. Also vector fields are used to describe spin-1 mesons (e.g. $ρ$ and $ω$ mesons). After a brief biography, the paper presents an introduction into relativistic field theory, including Klein-Gordon, Dirac, and Maxwell fields, allowing to understand this scientific achievement and some consequences for the theory of strong interactions as well as for Maxwell-Proca and Einstein-Proca theories. The modern approach of the nonzero photon mass and the superluminal radiation field are also mentioned. | |
| dc.description | 10 pages, no figure | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0508195 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0508195 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87351 | |
| dc.subject | History and Philosophy of Physics | |
| dc.title | Alexandru Proca (1897--1955) the Great Physicist | |
| dc.type | text |