Electrodynamics
OpenRadiation and Decay
How do torus knot particles radiate? Photon emission and decay modes from topological transitions are an open investigation.
In the standard picture, an accelerating charge radiates electromagnetic energy according to the Larmor formula. In the CPT interpretation, radiation is inherently a topological transition. A knot emitting a photon means the knot is changing its winding numbers.
The Weber radiation reaction term
A critical open question involves the selection rules for these topological transitions. Which transitions are physically allowed?
Consider beta decay in the CPT framework: the neutron transitions into a proton plus an electron and an antineutrino. Topologically, this is a rewinding process where the winding structure is conserved.
Topological beta decay
Similarly, photon emission occurs when an excited torus knot relaxes to a lower winding number. The energy difference is emitted as a free (non-confined) photon.
Currently, the overall picture of decay rates remains an open investigation. While the Weber term is rigorously established [E], a complete derivation of the precise decay rates from topological first principles has not yet been achieved.
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