2006/08/31 by J. P. Mbelek, Jean Paul Mbelek, Herman J. Mosquera Cuesta +3 · 16 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Anomaly (physics) #Astronomy #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Nonlinear system #Physics #Quantum electrodynamics #Quantum mechanics #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Spacecraft #astro-ph #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1209/0295-5075/77/19001
published in Europhysics Letters (EPL) 77(1), 19001 (Institute of Physics) · Final version accepted for publication in Europhysics Letters, uses EPL style, 7 pages
arxiv created 2006/11/12 · openalex publication_date 2007/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
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 modeling of the electromagnetic field 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 astrophysical data on the strength 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, through further observations or lab experiments, the reality of this phenomenon should prompt to take it into account in any forthcoming research on both cosmological evolution and origin and dynamical effects of primordial magnetic fields, whose seeds are estimated to be very weak.