On Photon Spin and the Electrodynamic Origin of the charge of the Electron
arXiv:1606.02251
Abstract
We recently performed experiments on the transfer of photon spin to electron orbital angular momentum. For an interpretation of the experimental results we used a classical electrodynamic model of the photon as a propagating electromagnetic solitary wave which is developed in detail here. A linearly polarized monochromatic photon is considered as a propagating solitary electromagnetic wave of finite energy hf which carries an angular momentum h/2pi with the frequency f and Plancks constant h. This model has, apart from being a tool for an interpretation of our experimental results, far reaching consequences of fundamental relevance and guides us to an outline to a unified quantum theory of electromagnetism and gravitation including an explanation of the electrodynamic origin of the quantized charge of an electron.
11 pages, 1 figure, 1 table added, correction in eq 1,2; new numbering of equations, corrected derivation of electromagnetic properties of photon, modified derivation of electromagnetic origin of the charge of the electron, modified outline of quantum topology