by A A Hasanein (King Saud Univ. & Univ. Alexandria) & M W Evans (Univ. North Carolina)

This first volume of this two-volume set deals with the important recent discovery of the photomagneton of electromagnetic radiation, a discovery which is fundamental in quantum field theory and in quantum mechanics in matter. The photomagneton is the elementary quantum of magnetic flux density carried by the individual photon in free space, and is generated directly by the intrinsic angular momentum of the free photon. The volume develops the theory of the photomagneton in a series of papers, which cover all the major aspects of the theory, from classical electrodynamics to the relativistic quantum field. Several suggestions are given for experimental tests, and the available experimental evidence is discussed in detail. The overall conclusion of the series of papers is that the photomagneton, which is observable experimentally in magneto-optical phenomena, indicates the presence in free space of a novel, longitudinal, magnetic flux density, linked ineluctably to the usual transverse components. If the photomagneton is not observed, then a paradox would have emerged at the most fundamental electrodynamical level, necessitating a modification of the Maxwell equations themselves.

• The Photon has Three Polarizations
• The Photomagneton B⁽³⁾ and Longitudinal Ghost Field B⁽³⁾ of Electromagnetism
• The Relation between Transverse and Longitudinal Solutions of Maxwell's Equations
• The One Electron Inverse Faraday Effect: The Role of the Equivalent Magnetic Field B⁽³⁾
• Longitudinal Solutions of Maxwell's Equations in the Lorentz Gauge in Free Space
• Irreducible Tensorial Representations in R(3) of the Longitudinal Ghost Fields of Free Space Electromagnetism
• Theory of the Optical Faraday Effect
• Classical Relativistic Theory of the Longitudinal Ghost Fields of Electromagnetism
• The Magnetic Fields and Rotation Generators of Free Space Electromagnetism
• Some Consequences of Finite Photon Mass in Electromagnetic Theory
• Questions about the Field B⁽³⁾
• Molecular Theory of Optical NMR Spectroscopy: Light Induced Bulk and Site Specific Shifts
• Optical NMR as a Shielding Phenomenon
• Manifestly Covariant Theory of the Electromagnetic Field: Longitudinal Magnetic Fields in Non-Conducting and Conducting Media, Reflection and Refraction
• Criticisms of the Diagrammatic Approach to Complete Experiment Symmetry
• The Photon's Magnetostatic Flux Quantum: Its Role in Circular Dichroism and the Electrical Kerr Effect
• The Maxwellian Limit of the Einstein-DeBroglie Theory of Electromagnetic Radiation
• Appendices