%0 Journal Article
%T Problems with the Klein-Gordon Theory
%A Eliahu Comay
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 10
%N 8
%P 1-12
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2023
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1110511
%X The electromagnetic domain comprises two kinds of physical objects¡ªelectromagnetic fields and electrically charged particles. Therefore, the structure of a comprehensive electromagnetic theory is a coherent union of two theories. One theory describes electromagnetic fields, and the second theory describes electrically charged particles. An obvious requirement says that a comprehensive electromagnetic theory must be a coherent union of a theory of electromagnetic fields and a theory of electrically charged particles. The continuity equation is a well-known example showing how Maxwell equations of the electromagnetic fields impose a constraint on a theory that describes the time evolution of a charged particle. The novelty of this work is its proof that the continuity equation is not a unique example. Namely, the Maxwell theory of electromagnetic fields imposes other constraints on a theory of an electric charge. This work shows that the classical theory as well as the Dirac theory of a spin-1/2 charged quantum particle provide a coherent electromagnetic theory. In contrast, new problems arise in the Klein-Gordon theory of a charged spin-0 quantum particle.
%K Classical Electrodynamics
%K Dirac Theory
%K Klein-Gordon Theory
%K The Continuity Equation
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6801118