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On the Significance of the Fields’ Energy-Momentum Tensor

E. Comay

Physical Science International Journal · pp. 1–9 · Published 8 Apr 2019

10.9734/psij/2019/v21i430114

Abstract

This work discusses the significance of the energy-momentum tensor of physical fields of an elementary particle. The Noether theorem shows how this tensor can be derived from the Lagrangian density of a given field. This work proves that the energy-momentum tensor can also be used for a consistency test of a field theory. The results show that the Dirac Lagrangian density of a spin-1/2 massive particle yields consistent results. On the other hand, problems exist with the present structure of quantum electrodynamics, and with quantum fields of massive particles that are described by a second order differential equation. All problematic results are confirmed by an independent analysis.

The Energy-Momentum Tensor The Lagrangian Density Classical and Quantum Fields Consistency Test.

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