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arxiv: 1012.2717 · v1 · pith:SVKPAESHnew · submitted 2010-12-13 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Upper bounds on the photon mass

classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords massphotonboundsupperalterationsanomalousbringcomparable
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The effects of a nonzero photon rest mass can be incorporated into electromagnetism in a simple way using the Proca equations. In this vein, two interesting implications regarding the possible existence of a massive photon in nature, i.e., tiny alterations in the known values of both the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and the gravitational deflection of electromagnetic radiation, are utilized to set upper limits on its mass. The bounds obtained are not as stringent as those recently found; nonetheless, they are comparable to other existing bounds and bring new elements to the issue of restricting the photon mass.

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