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wheeler-feynman absorber theory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
wheel-er-feyn-man ab-sorber the-o-ry
IPA
52
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An interpretation of electrodynamics derived from the assumption that the solutions of the electromagnetic field equations must be invariant under time-reversal transformation, as are the field equations themselves.

Etymology

Named after its originators, the physicists Richard Feynman and John Archibald Wheeler.

Synonyms

Wheeler-Feynman time-symmetric theory

Questions

What does wheeler-feynman absorber theory mean?
An interpretation of electrodynamics derived from the assumption that the solutions of the electromagnetic field equations must be invariant under time-reversal transformation, as are the field equations themselves.
Where does wheeler-feynman absorber theory come from?
Named after its originators, the physicists Richard Feynman and John Archibald Wheeler.

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