PT3 - Precision Tests at Sub-Millimeter Distances |
Speaker_ |
Mosquera Cuesta, Herman J. |
Co-autors |
Jean Paul Mbelek, M. Novello and Jose M. Salim |
Talk _ |
Nonlinear electrodynamics and the Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft anomaly |
Abstract _ |
The occurrence of the phenomenon known as photon acceleration is a natural prediction of nonlinear electrodynamics (NLED). This would appear as an anomalous frequency shift in any modelization of the electromagnetic field (EM) that only takes into account the classical Maxwell theory. Thus, it is tempting to address the unresolved anomalous, steady; but time-dependent, blueshift of the Pioneer 10/11 spacecrafts within the framework of NLED. Here we show that the astrophysical data on the magnitude of the magnetic field in both the Galaxy and the local (super)cluster of galaxies support the view on the major Pioneer anomaly as a consequence of the phenomenon of photon acceleration. If confirmed, the existence of this phenomenon must be taken into account in any future study on the origin and evolution of the primordial cosmic magnetic field, whose seeds are estimated to be very weak. |