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Research ArticleAnalytical Calculation of Stored Electrostatic Energy perUnit Length for an Infinite Charged Line and an Infinitely LongCylinder in the Framework of Born-Infeld Electrostatics
S K Moayedi M Shafabakhsh and F Fathi
Department of Physics Faculty of Sciences Arak University Arak 38156-8-8349 Iran
Correspondence should be addressed to S K Moayedi s-moayediarakuacir
Received 28 December 2014 Accepted 7 March 2015
Academic Editor George Siopsis
Copyright copy 2015 S K Moayedi et al This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licensewhich permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited Thepublication of this article was funded by SCOAP3
More than 80 years ago Born-Infeld electrodynamics was proposed in order to remove the point charge singularity in Maxwellelectrodynamics In this work after a brief introduction to Lagrangian formulation of Abelian Born-Infeld model in the presenceof an external source we obtain the explicit forms of Gaussrsquos law and the energy density of an electrostatic field for Born-Infeldelectrostatics The electric field and the stored electrostatic energy per unit length for an infinite charged line and an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostatics are calculated Numerical estimations in this paper show that the nonlinear corrections toMaxwell electrodynamics are considerable only for strong electric fields We present an action functional for Abelian Born-Infeldmodel with an auxiliary scalar field in the presence of an external source This action functional is a generalization of the actionfunctional which was presented by Tseytlin in his studies on low energy dynamics of D-branes (Nucl Phys B469 51 (1996) Int JMod Phys A 19 3427 (2004)) Finally we derive the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field
1 Introduction
Maxwell electrodynamics is a very successful theory whichdescribes a wide range of macroscopic phenomena in elec-tricity and magnetism On the other hand in Maxwellelectrodynamics the electric field of a point charge 119902 at theposition of the point charge is singular that is
E (x) =119902
41205871205980 |x|2
x|x||x|rarr 0997888rarr infin (1)
Also inMaxwell electrodynamics the classical self-energy ofa point charge is
119880 =1199022
81205871205980
int
infin
0
119889119903
1199032997888rarr infin (2)
More than 80 years ago Born and Infeld proposed a nonlineargeneralization of Maxwell electrodynamics [1] In their gen-eralization the classical self-energy of a point charge was afinite value [1ndash6] Recent studies in string theory show that
the dynamics of electromagnetic fields on 119863-branes can bedescribed by Born-Infeld theory [7ndash10] In a paper on Born-Infeld theory [8] the concept of a BIon was introduced byGibbons BIon is a finite energy solution of a nonlinear theorywith a distributional source Today many physicists believethat the dark energy in our universe can be described by aBorn-Infeld type scalar field [11]The authors of [12] have pre-sented a non-Abelian generalization of Born-Infeld theory Intheir generalization they have found a one-parameter familyof finite energy solutions in the case of the 119878119880(2) gauge groupIn 2013 Hendi [13] proposed a nonlinear generalizationof Maxwell electrodynamics which is called exponentialelectrodynamics [14 15]The black hole solutions of Einsteinrsquosgravity in the presence of exponential electrodynamics ina 3+1-dimensional spacetime are obtained in [13] In 2014Gaete and Helayel-Neto introduced a new generalization ofMaxwell electrodynamics which is known as logarithmicelectrodynamics [14] They proved that the classical self-energy of a point charge in logarithmic electrodynamics is
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a finite value Recently a novel generalization of Born-Infeldelectrodynamics is presented by Gaete and Helayel-Neto inwhich the authors show that the field energy of a point-like charge is finite only for Born-Infeld like electrodynamics[15] In [16] a nonlinear model for electrodynamics withmanifestly broken gauge symmetry is proposed In the abovementioned model for nonlinear electrodynamics there arenonsingular solitonic solutions which describe charged parti-cles Another interesting theory of nonlinear electrodynamicswas proposed and developed by Heisenberg and his stu-dents Euler and Kockel [17ndash19] They showed that classicalelectrodynamics must be corrected by nonlinear terms dueto the vacuum polarization effects In [20] the chargedblack hole solutions for Einstein-Euler-Heisenberg theory areobtainedThere are three physical motivations in writing thispaper First the exact solutions of nonlinear field equationsare very important in theoretical physics These solutionshelp us to obtain a better understanding of physical realityAccording to the above statements we attempt to obtainparticular cylindrically symmetric solutions in Born-Infeldelectrostatics The search for spherically symmetric solutionsin Born-Infeld electrostaticswill be discussed in futureworksSecond we want to show that the nonlinear corrections inelectrodynamics are considerable only for very strong electricfields and extremely short spatial distances Third we hopeto remove or at least modify the infinities which appear inMaxwell electrostatics This paper is organized as followsIn Section 2 we study Lagrangian formulation of AbelianBorn-Infeld model in the presence of an external source Theexplicit forms of Gaussrsquos law and the energy density of anelectrostatic field for Born-Infeld electrostatics are obtainedIn Section 3 we calculate the electric field together with thestored electrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitecharged line and an infinitely long cylinder in Born-Infeldelectrostatics Summary and conclusions are presented inSection 4 Numerical estimations in Section 4 show that thenonlinear corrections to electric field of infinite charged lineat large radial distances are negligible for weak electric fieldsThere are two appendices in this paper In Appendix A ageneralized action functional for Abelian Born-Infeld modelwith an auxiliary scalar field in the presence of an externalsource is proposed In Appendix B we obtain the symmetricenergy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld modelwith an auxiliary scalar field We use SI units throughout thispaper The metric of spacetime has the signature (+ minus minus minus)
2 Lagrangian Formulation of Abelian Born-Infeld Model with an External Source
The Lagrangian density for Abelian Born-Infeld model in a3 + 1-dimensional spacetime is [1ndash6]
LBI = 12059801205732
1 minus radic1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]
minus 119869120583119860120583 (3)
where 119865120583] = 120597
120583119860] minus 120597]119860120583 is the electromagnetic field tensor
and 119869120583= (119888120588 J) is an external source for the Abelian field
119860120583
= ((1119888)120601A) The parameter 120573 in (3) is called the
nonlinearity parameter of the model In the limit 120573 rarr infin(3) reduces to the Lagrangian density of the Maxwell fieldthat is
LBI1003816100381610038161003816large120573 = L
119872+ O (120573
minus2) (4)
where L119872
= minus(141205830)119865120583]119865120583]
minus 119869120583119860120583is the Maxwell
Lagrangian density The Euler-Lagrange equation for theBorn-Infeld field 119860120583 is
120597LBI120597119860120582
minus 120597120588(
120597LBI
120597 (120597120588119860120582)) = 0 (5)
If we substitute Lagrangian density (3) in the Euler-Lagrangeequation (5) we will obtain the inhomogeneous Born-Infeldequations as follows
120597120588(
119865120588120582
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]) = 120583
0119869120582 (6)
The electromagnetic field tensor 119865120583] satisfies the Bianchi
identity
120597120583119865]120582 + 120597]119865120582120583 + 120597120582119865120583] = 0 (7)
Equation (7) leads to the homogeneous Maxwell equationsIn 3 + 1-dimensional spacetime the components of 119865
120583] canbe written as follows
119865120583] =
((((((((
(
0119864119909
119888
119864119910
119888
119864119911
119888
minus119864119909
1198880 minus119861
119911119861119910
minus119864119910
119888119861119911
0 minus119861119909
minus119864119911
119888minus119861119910
119861119909
0
))))))))
)
(8)
Using (8) (6) and (7) can be written in the vector form asfollows
nabla sdot (E (x 119905)
radic1 minus (E2 (x 119905) minus 1198882B2 (x 119905)) 1205732) =
120588 (x 119905)1205980
nabla times E (x 119905) = minus120597B (x 119905)
120597119905
nabla times(B (x 119905)
radic1 minus (E2 (x 119905) minus 1198882B2 (x 119905)) 1205732)
= 1205830J (x 119905)
+1
1198882
120597
120597119905(
E (x 119905)radic1 minus (E2 (x 119905) minus 1198882B2 (x 119905)) 1205732
)
nabla sdot B (x 119905) = 0
(9)
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The symmetric energy-momentum tensor for the AbelianBorn-Infeld model in (3) has been obtained by Accioly [21]as follows
119879120583
120582=
1
1205830
[119865120583]119865]120582
Ω+1205732
1198882(Ω minus 1) 120575
120583
120582] (10)
where Ω = radic1 + (119888221205732)119865120572120574119865120572120574 The classical Born-Infeld
equations (9) for an electrostatic field E(x) are
nabla sdot (E (x)
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732) =
120588 (x)1205980
(11)
nabla times E (x) = 0 (12)
Equations (11) and (12) are fundamental equations of Born-Infeld electrostatics [2] Using divergence theorem the inte-gral form of (11) can be written in the form
∮119878
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732E (x) sdot n 119889119886 = 1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909 (13)
where 119881 is the three-dimensional volume enclosed by a two-dimensional surface 119878 Equation (13) is Gaussrsquos law in Born-Infeld electrostatics Using (8) and (10) the energy density ofan electrostatic field in Born-Infeld theory is given by
119906 (x) = 12059801205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (14)
In the limit 120573 rarr infin the modified electrostatic energydensity in (14) smoothly becomes the usual electrostaticenergy density in Maxwell theory that is
119906(x)|large120573 =1
21205980E2 (x) + O (120573
minus2) (15)
3 Calculation of Stored Electrostatic Energyper Unit Length for an InfiniteCharged Line and an Infinitely LongCylinder in Born-Infeld Electrostatics
31 Infinite Charged Line Let us consider an infinite chargedline with a uniform positive linear charge density 120582 whichis located on the 119911-axis Now we find an expression for theelectric field E(x) at a radial distance 120588 from the 119911-axisBecause of the cylindrical symmetry of the problem thesuitable Gaussian surface is a circular cylinder of radius 120588 andlength 119871 coaxial with the 119911-axis (see Figure 1)
x
y
z
L
120582
120588
Figure 1 The Gaussian surface for an infinite charged line Thecylindrical symmetry of the problem implies that E(x) = 119864
120588(120588)e120588
where e120588is the radial unit vector in cylindrical coordinates (120588 120593 119911)
Using the cylindrical symmetry of the problem togetherwith the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electric field for theGaussian surface in Figure 1 becomes
E (x) = 120582
21205871205980120588
1
radic1 + (12058221205871205980120573120588)2
e120588 (16)
In contrast with Maxwell electrostatics the electric field E(x)in (16) has a finite value on the 119911-axis that is
lim120588rarr0
E (x) = 120573e120588 (17)
At large radial distances from the 119911-axis the asymptoticbehavior of the electric field in (16) is given by
E (x) = 120582
21205871205980120588e120588minus
1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120588
minus5) (18)
The first term on the right-hand side of (18) shows the electricfield of an infinite charged line in Maxwell electrostaticswhile the second and higher order terms in (18) show theeffect of nonlinear corrections By putting (16) in (14) theelectrostatic energy density for an infinite charged line inBorn-Infeld electrostatics can be written as follows
119906 (x) = 12059801205732(radic1 + (
120582
21205871205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) (19)
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x
y
z
L
120588
R
(a)
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(b)Figure 2 The Gaussian surface for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 (a) Inside the cylinder (120588 lt 119877) (b) Outside the cylinder (120588 gt 119877)
Using (19) the stored electrostatic energy per unit length foran infinite charged line in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ isgiven by
119880
119871= int
Λ
0
int
2120587
0
119906 (x) 120588119889 120588119889120593
= 212058712059801205732
Λ
2radicΛ2 + (
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
minusΛ2
2+1
2(
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + radicΛ2 + (1205822120587120598
0120573)2
(12058221205871205980120573)
)
(20)
It is necessary to note that the above value for 119880119871 has aninfinite value in Maxwell theory In the limit of large 120573 theexpression for 119880119871 in (20) diverges logarithmically as ln120573Hence it seems that the finite regularization parameter 120573removes the logarithmic divergence in (20)
32 Infinitely Long Cylinder In this subsection we determinethe electric field E(x) and stored electrostatic energy per unitlength for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 and uniformpositive volume charge density 120591 As in the previous sub-section we assume that the Gaussian surface is a cylindricalclosed surface of radius 120588 and length 119871 with a common axiswith the infinitely long cylinder (see Figure 2)
According to modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electricfield for the Gaussian surfaces in Figure 2 is given by
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
1
radic1 + (12059112058821205980120573)2
e120588 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588
1
radic1 + (120591119877221205980120573120588)2
e120588 120588 gt 119877
(21)
For the large values of the nonlinearity parameter 120573 thebehavior of the electric field E(x) in (21) is as follows
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
e120588minus
12059131205883
161205983
01205732
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588e120588minus
12059131198776
161205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 gt 119877
(22)
Hence for the large values of 120573 the electric field E(x) in (22)becomes the electric field of an infinitely long cylinder inMaxwell electrostatics If we substitute (21) into (14) we willobtain the electrostatic energy density for an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostatics as follows
119906 (x) =
12059801205732(radic1 + (
120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1) 120588 lt 119877
12059801205732(radic1 + (
1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) 120588 gt 119877
(23)
Using (23) the stored electrostatic energy per unit lengthfor an infinitely long cylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le
Λ (Λ gt 119877) is given by
119880
119871= 2120587120598
01205732
int
119877
0
(radic1 + (120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
+int
Λ
119877
(radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
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= 212058712059801205732
minusΛ2
2+ (
21205980120573
120591radic3)
2
[(1 + (120591119877
21205980120573)
2
)
32
minus 1]
+Λ2
2
radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573Λ
)
2
minus1198772
2radic1 + (
120591119877
21205980120573)
2
+1
2(1205911198772
21205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + Λradic1 + (12059111987722120598
0120573Λ)2
119877 + 119877radic1 + (12059111987721205980120573)2
)
(24)
In the limit of large 120573 the expression for 119880119871 in (24) can beexpanded in powers of 11205732 as follows
119880
119871
1003816100381610038161003816100381610038161003816large120573=12058712059121198774
41205980
(1
4+ ln Λ
119877) + O (120573
minus2) (25)
The first term on the right-hand side of (25) shows the storedelectrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitely longcylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ (Λ gt 119877) in Maxwellelectrostatics
4 Summary and Conclusions
In 1934 Born and Infeld introduced a nonlinear generaliza-tion of Maxwell electrodynamics in which the classical self-energy of a point charge like electron became a finite value [1]We showed that in the limit of large 120573 the modified Gaussrsquoslaw in Born-Infeld electrostatics is
∮119878
[
[
1 +1
2
E2 (x)1205732
+3
8
(E2 (x))2
1205734+ O (120573
minus6)]
]
E (x) sdot n 119889119886
=1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909
(26)
By using the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) we calculated theelectric field of an infinite charged line and an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostaticsThe stored electrostaticenergy per unit length for the above configurations of chargedensity has been calculated in the framework of Born-Infeldelectrostatics Born and Infeld attempted to determine 120573 byequating the classical self-energy of the electron in theirtheory with its rest mass energy They obtained the followingnumerical value for the nonlinearity parameter 120573 [1]
120573 = 12 times 1020 Vm (27)
In 1973 Soff et al [22] have estimated a lower bound on 120573This lower bound on 120573 is
120573 ge 17 times 1022 Vm (28)
Recent studies on photonic processes in Born-Infeld theoryshow that the numerical value of 120573 is close to 12 times 1020 Vmin (27) [23] In order to obtain a better understanding ofnonlinear effects in Born-Infeld electrostatics let us estimatethe numerical value of the second termon the right-hand sideof (18) For this purpose we rewrite (18) as follows
E (x) = E0(x) + ΔE (x) + O (120588
minus5) (29)
where
E0 (x) =
120582
21205871205980120588e120588
ΔE (x) = minus1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588
(30)
Using (30) the ratio of ΔE(x) to E0(x) is given by
|ΔE (x)|1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816
=1
2
E20(x)1205732
(31)
Let us assume the following approximate but realistic values[24]
119871 = 180m 120588 = 010m 119876 = +24 120583119862
120582 = 133 times 10minus5 Cm
(32)
By putting (27) and (32) into (31) we get
|ΔE (x)| asymp 2 times 10minus28 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (33)
Finally if we put (28) and (32) in (31) we obtain
|ΔE (x)| ≲ 10minus32 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (34)
In fact as is clear from (33) and (34) the nonlinearcorrections to electric field in (18) are very small for weakelectric fields The authors of [25] have suggested a non-linear generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics In theirgeneralization the electric field of a point charge is singularat the position of the point charge but the classical self-energy of the point charge has a finite value Recently Kruglov[26 27] has proposed two different models for nonlinearelectrodynamics In these models both the electric field ofa point charge at the position of the point charge and theclassical self-energy of the point charge have finite values Infuture works we hope to study the problems discussed in thisresearch from the viewpoint of [25ndash27]
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Appendices
A A Generalized Action Functional forAbelian Born-Infeld Model with anAuxiliary Scalar Field
Let us consider the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596
11205951205821 (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus 12059621205951205822) minus 119869
120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A1)
where 120595 is an auxiliary scalar field and 1205961 1205821 1205962 and 120582
2are
four nonzero constantsThe variation of (A1) with respect to120595 and 119860
120583leads to the following classical field equations
120595 = [minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
]
1(1205821minus1205822)
(A2)
120597120583(1205951205821119865120583]) =
1205830
21205961
119869] (A3)
Substituting (A2) into (A3) we obtain the following classicalfield equation
120597120583
[minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120572120574119865120572120574)
minus1
]
1205821(1205821minus1205822)
119865120583]
=1205830
21205961
119869]
(A4)
By choosing 1205821= 120582 120582
2= minus120582 and 120596
1= 120596 120596
2= (14120596) (120596 gt
0) (A1) and (A4) can be written as follows
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
4120596120595minus120582) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A5)
120597120583(
119865120583]
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120572120574119865120572120574
) = 1205830119869] (A6)
Equation (A5) is the generalized action functional forAbelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliary scalar field120595 Also (A6) is the inhomogeneous Born-Infeld equation
(see (6)) If we choose 120596 = 12 and 120582 = 1 in (A5) we willobtain the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus
120595
2(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
2120595) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A7)
The above action functional was presented by Tseytlin in hisstudies on low energy dynamics of119863-branes [28]
B The Symmetric Energy-MomentumTensor for Abelian Born-Infeld Model withan Auxiliary Scalar Field
In this appendix we want to obtain the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field According to (A5) the Lagrangiandensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field 120595 in the absence of external source 119869120583 is
L = 12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582) (B1)
From (B1) we obtain the following classical field equations
120595120582=
1
2120596(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
120597120583(120595120582119865120583]) = 0
(B2)
The canonical energy-momentum tensor for (B1) is
119879120572
120574
=120597L
120597 (120597120572119860120578)(120597120574119860120578) +
120597L
120597 (120597120572120595)
(120597120574120595) minus 120575
120572
120574L
= minus 212059801198882120596120595120582119865120572120578(120597120574119860120578)
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582)
(B3)
Using (B2) the canonical energy-momentum tensor 119879120572120574in
(B3) can be rewritten as follows
119879120572
120574
= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
) + 120597120578119872120578120572
120574
(B4)
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where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
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2 Advances in High Energy Physics
a finite value Recently a novel generalization of Born-Infeldelectrodynamics is presented by Gaete and Helayel-Neto inwhich the authors show that the field energy of a point-like charge is finite only for Born-Infeld like electrodynamics[15] In [16] a nonlinear model for electrodynamics withmanifestly broken gauge symmetry is proposed In the abovementioned model for nonlinear electrodynamics there arenonsingular solitonic solutions which describe charged parti-cles Another interesting theory of nonlinear electrodynamicswas proposed and developed by Heisenberg and his stu-dents Euler and Kockel [17ndash19] They showed that classicalelectrodynamics must be corrected by nonlinear terms dueto the vacuum polarization effects In [20] the chargedblack hole solutions for Einstein-Euler-Heisenberg theory areobtainedThere are three physical motivations in writing thispaper First the exact solutions of nonlinear field equationsare very important in theoretical physics These solutionshelp us to obtain a better understanding of physical realityAccording to the above statements we attempt to obtainparticular cylindrically symmetric solutions in Born-Infeldelectrostatics The search for spherically symmetric solutionsin Born-Infeld electrostaticswill be discussed in futureworksSecond we want to show that the nonlinear corrections inelectrodynamics are considerable only for very strong electricfields and extremely short spatial distances Third we hopeto remove or at least modify the infinities which appear inMaxwell electrostatics This paper is organized as followsIn Section 2 we study Lagrangian formulation of AbelianBorn-Infeld model in the presence of an external source Theexplicit forms of Gaussrsquos law and the energy density of anelectrostatic field for Born-Infeld electrostatics are obtainedIn Section 3 we calculate the electric field together with thestored electrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitecharged line and an infinitely long cylinder in Born-Infeldelectrostatics Summary and conclusions are presented inSection 4 Numerical estimations in Section 4 show that thenonlinear corrections to electric field of infinite charged lineat large radial distances are negligible for weak electric fieldsThere are two appendices in this paper In Appendix A ageneralized action functional for Abelian Born-Infeld modelwith an auxiliary scalar field in the presence of an externalsource is proposed In Appendix B we obtain the symmetricenergy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld modelwith an auxiliary scalar field We use SI units throughout thispaper The metric of spacetime has the signature (+ minus minus minus)
2 Lagrangian Formulation of Abelian Born-Infeld Model with an External Source
The Lagrangian density for Abelian Born-Infeld model in a3 + 1-dimensional spacetime is [1ndash6]
LBI = 12059801205732
1 minus radic1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]
minus 119869120583119860120583 (3)
where 119865120583] = 120597
120583119860] minus 120597]119860120583 is the electromagnetic field tensor
and 119869120583= (119888120588 J) is an external source for the Abelian field
119860120583
= ((1119888)120601A) The parameter 120573 in (3) is called the
nonlinearity parameter of the model In the limit 120573 rarr infin(3) reduces to the Lagrangian density of the Maxwell fieldthat is
LBI1003816100381610038161003816large120573 = L
119872+ O (120573
minus2) (4)
where L119872
= minus(141205830)119865120583]119865120583]
minus 119869120583119860120583is the Maxwell
Lagrangian density The Euler-Lagrange equation for theBorn-Infeld field 119860120583 is
120597LBI120597119860120582
minus 120597120588(
120597LBI
120597 (120597120588119860120582)) = 0 (5)
If we substitute Lagrangian density (3) in the Euler-Lagrangeequation (5) we will obtain the inhomogeneous Born-Infeldequations as follows
120597120588(
119865120588120582
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]) = 120583
0119869120582 (6)
The electromagnetic field tensor 119865120583] satisfies the Bianchi
identity
120597120583119865]120582 + 120597]119865120582120583 + 120597120582119865120583] = 0 (7)
Equation (7) leads to the homogeneous Maxwell equationsIn 3 + 1-dimensional spacetime the components of 119865
120583] canbe written as follows
119865120583] =
((((((((
(
0119864119909
119888
119864119910
119888
119864119911
119888
minus119864119909
1198880 minus119861
119911119861119910
minus119864119910
119888119861119911
0 minus119861119909
minus119864119911
119888minus119861119910
119861119909
0
))))))))
)
(8)
Using (8) (6) and (7) can be written in the vector form asfollows
nabla sdot (E (x 119905)
radic1 minus (E2 (x 119905) minus 1198882B2 (x 119905)) 1205732) =
120588 (x 119905)1205980
nabla times E (x 119905) = minus120597B (x 119905)
120597119905
nabla times(B (x 119905)
radic1 minus (E2 (x 119905) minus 1198882B2 (x 119905)) 1205732)
= 1205830J (x 119905)
+1
1198882
120597
120597119905(
E (x 119905)radic1 minus (E2 (x 119905) minus 1198882B2 (x 119905)) 1205732
)
nabla sdot B (x 119905) = 0
(9)
Advances in High Energy Physics 3
The symmetric energy-momentum tensor for the AbelianBorn-Infeld model in (3) has been obtained by Accioly [21]as follows
119879120583
120582=
1
1205830
[119865120583]119865]120582
Ω+1205732
1198882(Ω minus 1) 120575
120583
120582] (10)
where Ω = radic1 + (119888221205732)119865120572120574119865120572120574 The classical Born-Infeld
equations (9) for an electrostatic field E(x) are
nabla sdot (E (x)
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732) =
120588 (x)1205980
(11)
nabla times E (x) = 0 (12)
Equations (11) and (12) are fundamental equations of Born-Infeld electrostatics [2] Using divergence theorem the inte-gral form of (11) can be written in the form
∮119878
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732E (x) sdot n 119889119886 = 1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909 (13)
where 119881 is the three-dimensional volume enclosed by a two-dimensional surface 119878 Equation (13) is Gaussrsquos law in Born-Infeld electrostatics Using (8) and (10) the energy density ofan electrostatic field in Born-Infeld theory is given by
119906 (x) = 12059801205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (14)
In the limit 120573 rarr infin the modified electrostatic energydensity in (14) smoothly becomes the usual electrostaticenergy density in Maxwell theory that is
119906(x)|large120573 =1
21205980E2 (x) + O (120573
minus2) (15)
3 Calculation of Stored Electrostatic Energyper Unit Length for an InfiniteCharged Line and an Infinitely LongCylinder in Born-Infeld Electrostatics
31 Infinite Charged Line Let us consider an infinite chargedline with a uniform positive linear charge density 120582 whichis located on the 119911-axis Now we find an expression for theelectric field E(x) at a radial distance 120588 from the 119911-axisBecause of the cylindrical symmetry of the problem thesuitable Gaussian surface is a circular cylinder of radius 120588 andlength 119871 coaxial with the 119911-axis (see Figure 1)
x
y
z
L
120582
120588
Figure 1 The Gaussian surface for an infinite charged line Thecylindrical symmetry of the problem implies that E(x) = 119864
120588(120588)e120588
where e120588is the radial unit vector in cylindrical coordinates (120588 120593 119911)
Using the cylindrical symmetry of the problem togetherwith the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electric field for theGaussian surface in Figure 1 becomes
E (x) = 120582
21205871205980120588
1
radic1 + (12058221205871205980120573120588)2
e120588 (16)
In contrast with Maxwell electrostatics the electric field E(x)in (16) has a finite value on the 119911-axis that is
lim120588rarr0
E (x) = 120573e120588 (17)
At large radial distances from the 119911-axis the asymptoticbehavior of the electric field in (16) is given by
E (x) = 120582
21205871205980120588e120588minus
1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120588
minus5) (18)
The first term on the right-hand side of (18) shows the electricfield of an infinite charged line in Maxwell electrostaticswhile the second and higher order terms in (18) show theeffect of nonlinear corrections By putting (16) in (14) theelectrostatic energy density for an infinite charged line inBorn-Infeld electrostatics can be written as follows
119906 (x) = 12059801205732(radic1 + (
120582
21205871205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) (19)
4 Advances in High Energy Physics
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(a)
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(b)Figure 2 The Gaussian surface for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 (a) Inside the cylinder (120588 lt 119877) (b) Outside the cylinder (120588 gt 119877)
Using (19) the stored electrostatic energy per unit length foran infinite charged line in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ isgiven by
119880
119871= int
Λ
0
int
2120587
0
119906 (x) 120588119889 120588119889120593
= 212058712059801205732
Λ
2radicΛ2 + (
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
minusΛ2
2+1
2(
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + radicΛ2 + (1205822120587120598
0120573)2
(12058221205871205980120573)
)
(20)
It is necessary to note that the above value for 119880119871 has aninfinite value in Maxwell theory In the limit of large 120573 theexpression for 119880119871 in (20) diverges logarithmically as ln120573Hence it seems that the finite regularization parameter 120573removes the logarithmic divergence in (20)
32 Infinitely Long Cylinder In this subsection we determinethe electric field E(x) and stored electrostatic energy per unitlength for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 and uniformpositive volume charge density 120591 As in the previous sub-section we assume that the Gaussian surface is a cylindricalclosed surface of radius 120588 and length 119871 with a common axiswith the infinitely long cylinder (see Figure 2)
According to modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electricfield for the Gaussian surfaces in Figure 2 is given by
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
1
radic1 + (12059112058821205980120573)2
e120588 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588
1
radic1 + (120591119877221205980120573120588)2
e120588 120588 gt 119877
(21)
For the large values of the nonlinearity parameter 120573 thebehavior of the electric field E(x) in (21) is as follows
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
e120588minus
12059131205883
161205983
01205732
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588e120588minus
12059131198776
161205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 gt 119877
(22)
Hence for the large values of 120573 the electric field E(x) in (22)becomes the electric field of an infinitely long cylinder inMaxwell electrostatics If we substitute (21) into (14) we willobtain the electrostatic energy density for an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostatics as follows
119906 (x) =
12059801205732(radic1 + (
120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1) 120588 lt 119877
12059801205732(radic1 + (
1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) 120588 gt 119877
(23)
Using (23) the stored electrostatic energy per unit lengthfor an infinitely long cylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le
Λ (Λ gt 119877) is given by
119880
119871= 2120587120598
01205732
int
119877
0
(radic1 + (120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
+int
Λ
119877
(radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
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= 212058712059801205732
minusΛ2
2+ (
21205980120573
120591radic3)
2
[(1 + (120591119877
21205980120573)
2
)
32
minus 1]
+Λ2
2
radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573Λ
)
2
minus1198772
2radic1 + (
120591119877
21205980120573)
2
+1
2(1205911198772
21205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + Λradic1 + (12059111987722120598
0120573Λ)2
119877 + 119877radic1 + (12059111987721205980120573)2
)
(24)
In the limit of large 120573 the expression for 119880119871 in (24) can beexpanded in powers of 11205732 as follows
119880
119871
1003816100381610038161003816100381610038161003816large120573=12058712059121198774
41205980
(1
4+ ln Λ
119877) + O (120573
minus2) (25)
The first term on the right-hand side of (25) shows the storedelectrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitely longcylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ (Λ gt 119877) in Maxwellelectrostatics
4 Summary and Conclusions
In 1934 Born and Infeld introduced a nonlinear generaliza-tion of Maxwell electrodynamics in which the classical self-energy of a point charge like electron became a finite value [1]We showed that in the limit of large 120573 the modified Gaussrsquoslaw in Born-Infeld electrostatics is
∮119878
[
[
1 +1
2
E2 (x)1205732
+3
8
(E2 (x))2
1205734+ O (120573
minus6)]
]
E (x) sdot n 119889119886
=1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909
(26)
By using the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) we calculated theelectric field of an infinite charged line and an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostaticsThe stored electrostaticenergy per unit length for the above configurations of chargedensity has been calculated in the framework of Born-Infeldelectrostatics Born and Infeld attempted to determine 120573 byequating the classical self-energy of the electron in theirtheory with its rest mass energy They obtained the followingnumerical value for the nonlinearity parameter 120573 [1]
120573 = 12 times 1020 Vm (27)
In 1973 Soff et al [22] have estimated a lower bound on 120573This lower bound on 120573 is
120573 ge 17 times 1022 Vm (28)
Recent studies on photonic processes in Born-Infeld theoryshow that the numerical value of 120573 is close to 12 times 1020 Vmin (27) [23] In order to obtain a better understanding ofnonlinear effects in Born-Infeld electrostatics let us estimatethe numerical value of the second termon the right-hand sideof (18) For this purpose we rewrite (18) as follows
E (x) = E0(x) + ΔE (x) + O (120588
minus5) (29)
where
E0 (x) =
120582
21205871205980120588e120588
ΔE (x) = minus1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588
(30)
Using (30) the ratio of ΔE(x) to E0(x) is given by
|ΔE (x)|1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816
=1
2
E20(x)1205732
(31)
Let us assume the following approximate but realistic values[24]
119871 = 180m 120588 = 010m 119876 = +24 120583119862
120582 = 133 times 10minus5 Cm
(32)
By putting (27) and (32) into (31) we get
|ΔE (x)| asymp 2 times 10minus28 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (33)
Finally if we put (28) and (32) in (31) we obtain
|ΔE (x)| ≲ 10minus32 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (34)
In fact as is clear from (33) and (34) the nonlinearcorrections to electric field in (18) are very small for weakelectric fields The authors of [25] have suggested a non-linear generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics In theirgeneralization the electric field of a point charge is singularat the position of the point charge but the classical self-energy of the point charge has a finite value Recently Kruglov[26 27] has proposed two different models for nonlinearelectrodynamics In these models both the electric field ofa point charge at the position of the point charge and theclassical self-energy of the point charge have finite values Infuture works we hope to study the problems discussed in thisresearch from the viewpoint of [25ndash27]
6 Advances in High Energy Physics
Appendices
A A Generalized Action Functional forAbelian Born-Infeld Model with anAuxiliary Scalar Field
Let us consider the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596
11205951205821 (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus 12059621205951205822) minus 119869
120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A1)
where 120595 is an auxiliary scalar field and 1205961 1205821 1205962 and 120582
2are
four nonzero constantsThe variation of (A1) with respect to120595 and 119860
120583leads to the following classical field equations
120595 = [minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
]
1(1205821minus1205822)
(A2)
120597120583(1205951205821119865120583]) =
1205830
21205961
119869] (A3)
Substituting (A2) into (A3) we obtain the following classicalfield equation
120597120583
[minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120572120574119865120572120574)
minus1
]
1205821(1205821minus1205822)
119865120583]
=1205830
21205961
119869]
(A4)
By choosing 1205821= 120582 120582
2= minus120582 and 120596
1= 120596 120596
2= (14120596) (120596 gt
0) (A1) and (A4) can be written as follows
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
4120596120595minus120582) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A5)
120597120583(
119865120583]
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120572120574119865120572120574
) = 1205830119869] (A6)
Equation (A5) is the generalized action functional forAbelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliary scalar field120595 Also (A6) is the inhomogeneous Born-Infeld equation
(see (6)) If we choose 120596 = 12 and 120582 = 1 in (A5) we willobtain the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus
120595
2(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
2120595) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A7)
The above action functional was presented by Tseytlin in hisstudies on low energy dynamics of119863-branes [28]
B The Symmetric Energy-MomentumTensor for Abelian Born-Infeld Model withan Auxiliary Scalar Field
In this appendix we want to obtain the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field According to (A5) the Lagrangiandensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field 120595 in the absence of external source 119869120583 is
L = 12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582) (B1)
From (B1) we obtain the following classical field equations
120595120582=
1
2120596(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
120597120583(120595120582119865120583]) = 0
(B2)
The canonical energy-momentum tensor for (B1) is
119879120572
120574
=120597L
120597 (120597120572119860120578)(120597120574119860120578) +
120597L
120597 (120597120572120595)
(120597120574120595) minus 120575
120572
120574L
= minus 212059801198882120596120595120582119865120572120578(120597120574119860120578)
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582)
(B3)
Using (B2) the canonical energy-momentum tensor 119879120572120574in
(B3) can be rewritten as follows
119879120572
120574
= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
) + 120597120578119872120578120572
120574
(B4)
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where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
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The symmetric energy-momentum tensor for the AbelianBorn-Infeld model in (3) has been obtained by Accioly [21]as follows
119879120583
120582=
1
1205830
[119865120583]119865]120582
Ω+1205732
1198882(Ω minus 1) 120575
120583
120582] (10)
where Ω = radic1 + (119888221205732)119865120572120574119865120572120574 The classical Born-Infeld
equations (9) for an electrostatic field E(x) are
nabla sdot (E (x)
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732) =
120588 (x)1205980
(11)
nabla times E (x) = 0 (12)
Equations (11) and (12) are fundamental equations of Born-Infeld electrostatics [2] Using divergence theorem the inte-gral form of (11) can be written in the form
∮119878
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732E (x) sdot n 119889119886 = 1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909 (13)
where 119881 is the three-dimensional volume enclosed by a two-dimensional surface 119878 Equation (13) is Gaussrsquos law in Born-Infeld electrostatics Using (8) and (10) the energy density ofan electrostatic field in Born-Infeld theory is given by
119906 (x) = 12059801205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (14)
In the limit 120573 rarr infin the modified electrostatic energydensity in (14) smoothly becomes the usual electrostaticenergy density in Maxwell theory that is
119906(x)|large120573 =1
21205980E2 (x) + O (120573
minus2) (15)
3 Calculation of Stored Electrostatic Energyper Unit Length for an InfiniteCharged Line and an Infinitely LongCylinder in Born-Infeld Electrostatics
31 Infinite Charged Line Let us consider an infinite chargedline with a uniform positive linear charge density 120582 whichis located on the 119911-axis Now we find an expression for theelectric field E(x) at a radial distance 120588 from the 119911-axisBecause of the cylindrical symmetry of the problem thesuitable Gaussian surface is a circular cylinder of radius 120588 andlength 119871 coaxial with the 119911-axis (see Figure 1)
x
y
z
L
120582
120588
Figure 1 The Gaussian surface for an infinite charged line Thecylindrical symmetry of the problem implies that E(x) = 119864
120588(120588)e120588
where e120588is the radial unit vector in cylindrical coordinates (120588 120593 119911)
Using the cylindrical symmetry of the problem togetherwith the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electric field for theGaussian surface in Figure 1 becomes
E (x) = 120582
21205871205980120588
1
radic1 + (12058221205871205980120573120588)2
e120588 (16)
In contrast with Maxwell electrostatics the electric field E(x)in (16) has a finite value on the 119911-axis that is
lim120588rarr0
E (x) = 120573e120588 (17)
At large radial distances from the 119911-axis the asymptoticbehavior of the electric field in (16) is given by
E (x) = 120582
21205871205980120588e120588minus
1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120588
minus5) (18)
The first term on the right-hand side of (18) shows the electricfield of an infinite charged line in Maxwell electrostaticswhile the second and higher order terms in (18) show theeffect of nonlinear corrections By putting (16) in (14) theelectrostatic energy density for an infinite charged line inBorn-Infeld electrostatics can be written as follows
119906 (x) = 12059801205732(radic1 + (
120582
21205871205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) (19)
4 Advances in High Energy Physics
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(a)
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(b)Figure 2 The Gaussian surface for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 (a) Inside the cylinder (120588 lt 119877) (b) Outside the cylinder (120588 gt 119877)
Using (19) the stored electrostatic energy per unit length foran infinite charged line in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ isgiven by
119880
119871= int
Λ
0
int
2120587
0
119906 (x) 120588119889 120588119889120593
= 212058712059801205732
Λ
2radicΛ2 + (
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
minusΛ2
2+1
2(
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + radicΛ2 + (1205822120587120598
0120573)2
(12058221205871205980120573)
)
(20)
It is necessary to note that the above value for 119880119871 has aninfinite value in Maxwell theory In the limit of large 120573 theexpression for 119880119871 in (20) diverges logarithmically as ln120573Hence it seems that the finite regularization parameter 120573removes the logarithmic divergence in (20)
32 Infinitely Long Cylinder In this subsection we determinethe electric field E(x) and stored electrostatic energy per unitlength for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 and uniformpositive volume charge density 120591 As in the previous sub-section we assume that the Gaussian surface is a cylindricalclosed surface of radius 120588 and length 119871 with a common axiswith the infinitely long cylinder (see Figure 2)
According to modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electricfield for the Gaussian surfaces in Figure 2 is given by
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
1
radic1 + (12059112058821205980120573)2
e120588 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588
1
radic1 + (120591119877221205980120573120588)2
e120588 120588 gt 119877
(21)
For the large values of the nonlinearity parameter 120573 thebehavior of the electric field E(x) in (21) is as follows
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
e120588minus
12059131205883
161205983
01205732
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588e120588minus
12059131198776
161205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 gt 119877
(22)
Hence for the large values of 120573 the electric field E(x) in (22)becomes the electric field of an infinitely long cylinder inMaxwell electrostatics If we substitute (21) into (14) we willobtain the electrostatic energy density for an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostatics as follows
119906 (x) =
12059801205732(radic1 + (
120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1) 120588 lt 119877
12059801205732(radic1 + (
1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) 120588 gt 119877
(23)
Using (23) the stored electrostatic energy per unit lengthfor an infinitely long cylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le
Λ (Λ gt 119877) is given by
119880
119871= 2120587120598
01205732
int
119877
0
(radic1 + (120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
+int
Λ
119877
(radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
Advances in High Energy Physics 5
= 212058712059801205732
minusΛ2
2+ (
21205980120573
120591radic3)
2
[(1 + (120591119877
21205980120573)
2
)
32
minus 1]
+Λ2
2
radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573Λ
)
2
minus1198772
2radic1 + (
120591119877
21205980120573)
2
+1
2(1205911198772
21205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + Λradic1 + (12059111987722120598
0120573Λ)2
119877 + 119877radic1 + (12059111987721205980120573)2
)
(24)
In the limit of large 120573 the expression for 119880119871 in (24) can beexpanded in powers of 11205732 as follows
119880
119871
1003816100381610038161003816100381610038161003816large120573=12058712059121198774
41205980
(1
4+ ln Λ
119877) + O (120573
minus2) (25)
The first term on the right-hand side of (25) shows the storedelectrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitely longcylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ (Λ gt 119877) in Maxwellelectrostatics
4 Summary and Conclusions
In 1934 Born and Infeld introduced a nonlinear generaliza-tion of Maxwell electrodynamics in which the classical self-energy of a point charge like electron became a finite value [1]We showed that in the limit of large 120573 the modified Gaussrsquoslaw in Born-Infeld electrostatics is
∮119878
[
[
1 +1
2
E2 (x)1205732
+3
8
(E2 (x))2
1205734+ O (120573
minus6)]
]
E (x) sdot n 119889119886
=1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909
(26)
By using the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) we calculated theelectric field of an infinite charged line and an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostaticsThe stored electrostaticenergy per unit length for the above configurations of chargedensity has been calculated in the framework of Born-Infeldelectrostatics Born and Infeld attempted to determine 120573 byequating the classical self-energy of the electron in theirtheory with its rest mass energy They obtained the followingnumerical value for the nonlinearity parameter 120573 [1]
120573 = 12 times 1020 Vm (27)
In 1973 Soff et al [22] have estimated a lower bound on 120573This lower bound on 120573 is
120573 ge 17 times 1022 Vm (28)
Recent studies on photonic processes in Born-Infeld theoryshow that the numerical value of 120573 is close to 12 times 1020 Vmin (27) [23] In order to obtain a better understanding ofnonlinear effects in Born-Infeld electrostatics let us estimatethe numerical value of the second termon the right-hand sideof (18) For this purpose we rewrite (18) as follows
E (x) = E0(x) + ΔE (x) + O (120588
minus5) (29)
where
E0 (x) =
120582
21205871205980120588e120588
ΔE (x) = minus1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588
(30)
Using (30) the ratio of ΔE(x) to E0(x) is given by
|ΔE (x)|1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816
=1
2
E20(x)1205732
(31)
Let us assume the following approximate but realistic values[24]
119871 = 180m 120588 = 010m 119876 = +24 120583119862
120582 = 133 times 10minus5 Cm
(32)
By putting (27) and (32) into (31) we get
|ΔE (x)| asymp 2 times 10minus28 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (33)
Finally if we put (28) and (32) in (31) we obtain
|ΔE (x)| ≲ 10minus32 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (34)
In fact as is clear from (33) and (34) the nonlinearcorrections to electric field in (18) are very small for weakelectric fields The authors of [25] have suggested a non-linear generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics In theirgeneralization the electric field of a point charge is singularat the position of the point charge but the classical self-energy of the point charge has a finite value Recently Kruglov[26 27] has proposed two different models for nonlinearelectrodynamics In these models both the electric field ofa point charge at the position of the point charge and theclassical self-energy of the point charge have finite values Infuture works we hope to study the problems discussed in thisresearch from the viewpoint of [25ndash27]
6 Advances in High Energy Physics
Appendices
A A Generalized Action Functional forAbelian Born-Infeld Model with anAuxiliary Scalar Field
Let us consider the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596
11205951205821 (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus 12059621205951205822) minus 119869
120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A1)
where 120595 is an auxiliary scalar field and 1205961 1205821 1205962 and 120582
2are
four nonzero constantsThe variation of (A1) with respect to120595 and 119860
120583leads to the following classical field equations
120595 = [minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
]
1(1205821minus1205822)
(A2)
120597120583(1205951205821119865120583]) =
1205830
21205961
119869] (A3)
Substituting (A2) into (A3) we obtain the following classicalfield equation
120597120583
[minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120572120574119865120572120574)
minus1
]
1205821(1205821minus1205822)
119865120583]
=1205830
21205961
119869]
(A4)
By choosing 1205821= 120582 120582
2= minus120582 and 120596
1= 120596 120596
2= (14120596) (120596 gt
0) (A1) and (A4) can be written as follows
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
4120596120595minus120582) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A5)
120597120583(
119865120583]
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120572120574119865120572120574
) = 1205830119869] (A6)
Equation (A5) is the generalized action functional forAbelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliary scalar field120595 Also (A6) is the inhomogeneous Born-Infeld equation
(see (6)) If we choose 120596 = 12 and 120582 = 1 in (A5) we willobtain the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus
120595
2(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
2120595) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A7)
The above action functional was presented by Tseytlin in hisstudies on low energy dynamics of119863-branes [28]
B The Symmetric Energy-MomentumTensor for Abelian Born-Infeld Model withan Auxiliary Scalar Field
In this appendix we want to obtain the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field According to (A5) the Lagrangiandensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field 120595 in the absence of external source 119869120583 is
L = 12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582) (B1)
From (B1) we obtain the following classical field equations
120595120582=
1
2120596(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
120597120583(120595120582119865120583]) = 0
(B2)
The canonical energy-momentum tensor for (B1) is
119879120572
120574
=120597L
120597 (120597120572119860120578)(120597120574119860120578) +
120597L
120597 (120597120572120595)
(120597120574120595) minus 120575
120572
120574L
= minus 212059801198882120596120595120582119865120572120578(120597120574119860120578)
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582)
(B3)
Using (B2) the canonical energy-momentum tensor 119879120572120574in
(B3) can be rewritten as follows
119879120572
120574
= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
) + 120597120578119872120578120572
120574
(B4)
Advances in High Energy Physics 7
where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
References
[1] M Born and L Infeld ldquoFoundations of the new field theoryrdquoProceedings of the Royal Society of London A vol 144 p 4251934
[2] D Fortunato L Orsina and L Pisani ldquoBorn-Infeld type equa-tions for electrostatic fieldsrdquo Journal of Mathematical Physicsvol 43 no 11 pp 5698ndash5706 2002
[3] S H Mazharimousavi and M Halilsoy ldquoGround state H-atomin born-infeld teoryrdquo Foundations of Physics vol 42 no 4 pp524ndash530 2012
[4] L P De Assis P Gaete J A Helayel-Neto and S O VellozoldquoAspects of magnetic field configurations in planar nonlinearelectrodynamicsrdquo International Journal of Theoretical Physicsvol 51 no 2 pp 477ndash486 2012
[5] Z K Vad ldquoSome solutions of Einstein-Born-Infeld field equa-tionsrdquo Acta Physica Hungarica vol 63 no 3-4 pp 353ndash3641988
[6] P Gaete and I Schmidt ldquoCoulombrsquos law modification in non-linear and in noncommutative electrodynamicsrdquo InternationalJournal ofModern Physics A vol 19 no 20 pp 3427ndash3437 2004
[7] C G Callan and J M Maldacena ldquoBrane dynamics from theBorn-Infeld actionrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 513 no 1-2 pp 198ndash212 1998
[8] G W Gibbons ldquoBorn-Infeld particles and Dirichlet 119901-branesrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 514 no 3 pp 603ndash639 1998
[9] G W Gibbons ldquoAspects of born-infeld theory and stringM-theoryrdquo Revista Mexicana de Fısica vol 49 supplement 1 pp19ndash29 2003
[10] B Zwiebach A First Course in String Theory CambridgeUniversity Press Cambridge UK 2nd edition 2009
[11] H Q Lu ldquoPhantom cosmology with a nonlinear born-infeldtype scalar fieldrdquo International Journal of Modern Physics D vol14 no 2 p 355 2005
[12] E Serie T Masson and R Kerner ldquoNon-abelian generalizationof Born-Infeld theory inspired by noncommutative geometryrdquoPhysical Review D vol 68 no 12 Article ID 125003 2003
[13] S H Hendi ldquoAsymptotic ReissnerndashNordstrom black holesrdquoAnnals of Physics vol 333 pp 282ndash289 2013
[14] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoFinite field-energy and interpar-ticle potential in logarithmic electrodynamicsrdquo The EuropeanPhysical Journal C vol 74 article 2816 2014
[15] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoRemarks on nonlinear electrody-namicsrdquoThe European Physical Journal C vol 74 no 11 article3182 2014
[16] N Riazi and M Mohammadi ldquoComposite lane-emden equa-tion as a nonlinear poisson equationrdquo International Journal ofTheoretical Physics vol 51 no 4 pp 1276ndash1283 2012
[17] H Euler and B Kockel ldquoUber die streuung von licht an lichtnach der diracschen theorierdquo Naturwissenschaften vol 23 no15 pp 246ndash247 1935
[18] H Euler ldquoOber die Streuung von Licht an Licht nach derDiracschen Theorierdquo Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) vol 26 pp398ndash448 1936
[19] W Heisenberg and H Euler ldquoFolgerungen aus der diracschentheorie des positronsrdquo Zeitschrift fur Physik vol 98 no 11-12pp 714ndash732 1936
[20] R Ruffini Y-B Wu and S-S Xue ldquoEinstein-Euler-Heisenbergtheory and charged black holesrdquo Physical Review D vol 88Article ID 085004 2013
[21] A Accioly ldquoEnergy and momentum for the electromagneticfield described by three outstanding electrodynamicsrdquo Ameri-can Journal of Physics vol 65 no 9 pp 882ndash887 1997
[22] G Soff J Rafelski and W Greiner ldquoLower bound to limitingfields in nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquo Physical Review A vol 7no 3 pp 903ndash907 1973
[23] J M Davila C Schubert and M A Trejo ldquoPhotonic processesin Born-Infeld theoryrdquo International Journal of Modern PhysicsA Particles and Fields Gravitation Cosmology vol 29 ArticleID 1450174 2014
[24] D Halliday R Resnick and J Walker Fundamentals of PhysicsExtended Wiley 10th edition 2014
[25] C V Costa D M Gitman and A E Shabad ldquoFinite field-energy of a point charge in QEDrdquo httparxivorgabs13120447
[26] S I Kruglov ldquoAmodel of nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquoAnnals ofPhysics vol 353 pp 299ndash306 2015
[27] S I Kruglov ldquoNonlinear arcsin-electrodynamicsrdquo httparxivorgabs14107633
[28] A A Tseytlin ldquoSelf-duality of Born-Infeld action and Dirichlet3-brane of type IIB superstring theoryrdquo Nuclear Physics B vol469 no 1-2 pp 51ndash67 1996
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
High Energy PhysicsAdvances in
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FluidsJournal of
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
OpticsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstronomyAdvances in
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Superconductivity
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Statistical MechanicsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
GravityJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstrophysicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Physics Research International
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Solid State PhysicsJournal of
Computational Methods in Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Soft MatterJournal of
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Volume 2014
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ThermodynamicsJournal of
4 Advances in High Energy Physics
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(a)
x
y
z
L
120588
R
(b)Figure 2 The Gaussian surface for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 (a) Inside the cylinder (120588 lt 119877) (b) Outside the cylinder (120588 gt 119877)
Using (19) the stored electrostatic energy per unit length foran infinite charged line in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ isgiven by
119880
119871= int
Λ
0
int
2120587
0
119906 (x) 120588119889 120588119889120593
= 212058712059801205732
Λ
2radicΛ2 + (
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
minusΛ2
2+1
2(
120582
21205871205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + radicΛ2 + (1205822120587120598
0120573)2
(12058221205871205980120573)
)
(20)
It is necessary to note that the above value for 119880119871 has aninfinite value in Maxwell theory In the limit of large 120573 theexpression for 119880119871 in (20) diverges logarithmically as ln120573Hence it seems that the finite regularization parameter 120573removes the logarithmic divergence in (20)
32 Infinitely Long Cylinder In this subsection we determinethe electric field E(x) and stored electrostatic energy per unitlength for an infinitely long cylinder of radius 119877 and uniformpositive volume charge density 120591 As in the previous sub-section we assume that the Gaussian surface is a cylindricalclosed surface of radius 120588 and length 119871 with a common axiswith the infinitely long cylinder (see Figure 2)
According to modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) the electricfield for the Gaussian surfaces in Figure 2 is given by
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
1
radic1 + (12059112058821205980120573)2
e120588 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588
1
radic1 + (120591119877221205980120573120588)2
e120588 120588 gt 119877
(21)
For the large values of the nonlinearity parameter 120573 thebehavior of the electric field E(x) in (21) is as follows
E (x) =
120591120588
21205980
e120588minus
12059131205883
161205983
01205732
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 lt 119877
1205911198772
21205980120588e120588minus
12059131198776
161205983
012057321205883
e120588+ O (120573
minus4) 120588 gt 119877
(22)
Hence for the large values of 120573 the electric field E(x) in (22)becomes the electric field of an infinitely long cylinder inMaxwell electrostatics If we substitute (21) into (14) we willobtain the electrostatic energy density for an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostatics as follows
119906 (x) =
12059801205732(radic1 + (
120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1) 120588 lt 119877
12059801205732(radic1 + (
1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1) 120588 gt 119877
(23)
Using (23) the stored electrostatic energy per unit lengthfor an infinitely long cylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le
Λ (Λ gt 119877) is given by
119880
119871= 2120587120598
01205732
int
119877
0
(radic1 + (120591120588
21205980120573)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
+int
Λ
119877
(radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573120588
)
2
minus 1)120588119889120588
Advances in High Energy Physics 5
= 212058712059801205732
minusΛ2
2+ (
21205980120573
120591radic3)
2
[(1 + (120591119877
21205980120573)
2
)
32
minus 1]
+Λ2
2
radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573Λ
)
2
minus1198772
2radic1 + (
120591119877
21205980120573)
2
+1
2(1205911198772
21205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + Λradic1 + (12059111987722120598
0120573Λ)2
119877 + 119877radic1 + (12059111987721205980120573)2
)
(24)
In the limit of large 120573 the expression for 119880119871 in (24) can beexpanded in powers of 11205732 as follows
119880
119871
1003816100381610038161003816100381610038161003816large120573=12058712059121198774
41205980
(1
4+ ln Λ
119877) + O (120573
minus2) (25)
The first term on the right-hand side of (25) shows the storedelectrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitely longcylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ (Λ gt 119877) in Maxwellelectrostatics
4 Summary and Conclusions
In 1934 Born and Infeld introduced a nonlinear generaliza-tion of Maxwell electrodynamics in which the classical self-energy of a point charge like electron became a finite value [1]We showed that in the limit of large 120573 the modified Gaussrsquoslaw in Born-Infeld electrostatics is
∮119878
[
[
1 +1
2
E2 (x)1205732
+3
8
(E2 (x))2
1205734+ O (120573
minus6)]
]
E (x) sdot n 119889119886
=1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909
(26)
By using the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) we calculated theelectric field of an infinite charged line and an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostaticsThe stored electrostaticenergy per unit length for the above configurations of chargedensity has been calculated in the framework of Born-Infeldelectrostatics Born and Infeld attempted to determine 120573 byequating the classical self-energy of the electron in theirtheory with its rest mass energy They obtained the followingnumerical value for the nonlinearity parameter 120573 [1]
120573 = 12 times 1020 Vm (27)
In 1973 Soff et al [22] have estimated a lower bound on 120573This lower bound on 120573 is
120573 ge 17 times 1022 Vm (28)
Recent studies on photonic processes in Born-Infeld theoryshow that the numerical value of 120573 is close to 12 times 1020 Vmin (27) [23] In order to obtain a better understanding ofnonlinear effects in Born-Infeld electrostatics let us estimatethe numerical value of the second termon the right-hand sideof (18) For this purpose we rewrite (18) as follows
E (x) = E0(x) + ΔE (x) + O (120588
minus5) (29)
where
E0 (x) =
120582
21205871205980120588e120588
ΔE (x) = minus1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588
(30)
Using (30) the ratio of ΔE(x) to E0(x) is given by
|ΔE (x)|1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816
=1
2
E20(x)1205732
(31)
Let us assume the following approximate but realistic values[24]
119871 = 180m 120588 = 010m 119876 = +24 120583119862
120582 = 133 times 10minus5 Cm
(32)
By putting (27) and (32) into (31) we get
|ΔE (x)| asymp 2 times 10minus28 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (33)
Finally if we put (28) and (32) in (31) we obtain
|ΔE (x)| ≲ 10minus32 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (34)
In fact as is clear from (33) and (34) the nonlinearcorrections to electric field in (18) are very small for weakelectric fields The authors of [25] have suggested a non-linear generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics In theirgeneralization the electric field of a point charge is singularat the position of the point charge but the classical self-energy of the point charge has a finite value Recently Kruglov[26 27] has proposed two different models for nonlinearelectrodynamics In these models both the electric field ofa point charge at the position of the point charge and theclassical self-energy of the point charge have finite values Infuture works we hope to study the problems discussed in thisresearch from the viewpoint of [25ndash27]
6 Advances in High Energy Physics
Appendices
A A Generalized Action Functional forAbelian Born-Infeld Model with anAuxiliary Scalar Field
Let us consider the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596
11205951205821 (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus 12059621205951205822) minus 119869
120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A1)
where 120595 is an auxiliary scalar field and 1205961 1205821 1205962 and 120582
2are
four nonzero constantsThe variation of (A1) with respect to120595 and 119860
120583leads to the following classical field equations
120595 = [minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
]
1(1205821minus1205822)
(A2)
120597120583(1205951205821119865120583]) =
1205830
21205961
119869] (A3)
Substituting (A2) into (A3) we obtain the following classicalfield equation
120597120583
[minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120572120574119865120572120574)
minus1
]
1205821(1205821minus1205822)
119865120583]
=1205830
21205961
119869]
(A4)
By choosing 1205821= 120582 120582
2= minus120582 and 120596
1= 120596 120596
2= (14120596) (120596 gt
0) (A1) and (A4) can be written as follows
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
4120596120595minus120582) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A5)
120597120583(
119865120583]
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120572120574119865120572120574
) = 1205830119869] (A6)
Equation (A5) is the generalized action functional forAbelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliary scalar field120595 Also (A6) is the inhomogeneous Born-Infeld equation
(see (6)) If we choose 120596 = 12 and 120582 = 1 in (A5) we willobtain the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus
120595
2(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
2120595) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A7)
The above action functional was presented by Tseytlin in hisstudies on low energy dynamics of119863-branes [28]
B The Symmetric Energy-MomentumTensor for Abelian Born-Infeld Model withan Auxiliary Scalar Field
In this appendix we want to obtain the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field According to (A5) the Lagrangiandensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field 120595 in the absence of external source 119869120583 is
L = 12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582) (B1)
From (B1) we obtain the following classical field equations
120595120582=
1
2120596(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
120597120583(120595120582119865120583]) = 0
(B2)
The canonical energy-momentum tensor for (B1) is
119879120572
120574
=120597L
120597 (120597120572119860120578)(120597120574119860120578) +
120597L
120597 (120597120572120595)
(120597120574120595) minus 120575
120572
120574L
= minus 212059801198882120596120595120582119865120572120578(120597120574119860120578)
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582)
(B3)
Using (B2) the canonical energy-momentum tensor 119879120572120574in
(B3) can be rewritten as follows
119879120572
120574
= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
) + 120597120578119872120578120572
120574
(B4)
Advances in High Energy Physics 7
where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
References
[1] M Born and L Infeld ldquoFoundations of the new field theoryrdquoProceedings of the Royal Society of London A vol 144 p 4251934
[2] D Fortunato L Orsina and L Pisani ldquoBorn-Infeld type equa-tions for electrostatic fieldsrdquo Journal of Mathematical Physicsvol 43 no 11 pp 5698ndash5706 2002
[3] S H Mazharimousavi and M Halilsoy ldquoGround state H-atomin born-infeld teoryrdquo Foundations of Physics vol 42 no 4 pp524ndash530 2012
[4] L P De Assis P Gaete J A Helayel-Neto and S O VellozoldquoAspects of magnetic field configurations in planar nonlinearelectrodynamicsrdquo International Journal of Theoretical Physicsvol 51 no 2 pp 477ndash486 2012
[5] Z K Vad ldquoSome solutions of Einstein-Born-Infeld field equa-tionsrdquo Acta Physica Hungarica vol 63 no 3-4 pp 353ndash3641988
[6] P Gaete and I Schmidt ldquoCoulombrsquos law modification in non-linear and in noncommutative electrodynamicsrdquo InternationalJournal ofModern Physics A vol 19 no 20 pp 3427ndash3437 2004
[7] C G Callan and J M Maldacena ldquoBrane dynamics from theBorn-Infeld actionrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 513 no 1-2 pp 198ndash212 1998
[8] G W Gibbons ldquoBorn-Infeld particles and Dirichlet 119901-branesrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 514 no 3 pp 603ndash639 1998
[9] G W Gibbons ldquoAspects of born-infeld theory and stringM-theoryrdquo Revista Mexicana de Fısica vol 49 supplement 1 pp19ndash29 2003
[10] B Zwiebach A First Course in String Theory CambridgeUniversity Press Cambridge UK 2nd edition 2009
[11] H Q Lu ldquoPhantom cosmology with a nonlinear born-infeldtype scalar fieldrdquo International Journal of Modern Physics D vol14 no 2 p 355 2005
[12] E Serie T Masson and R Kerner ldquoNon-abelian generalizationof Born-Infeld theory inspired by noncommutative geometryrdquoPhysical Review D vol 68 no 12 Article ID 125003 2003
[13] S H Hendi ldquoAsymptotic ReissnerndashNordstrom black holesrdquoAnnals of Physics vol 333 pp 282ndash289 2013
[14] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoFinite field-energy and interpar-ticle potential in logarithmic electrodynamicsrdquo The EuropeanPhysical Journal C vol 74 article 2816 2014
[15] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoRemarks on nonlinear electrody-namicsrdquoThe European Physical Journal C vol 74 no 11 article3182 2014
[16] N Riazi and M Mohammadi ldquoComposite lane-emden equa-tion as a nonlinear poisson equationrdquo International Journal ofTheoretical Physics vol 51 no 4 pp 1276ndash1283 2012
[17] H Euler and B Kockel ldquoUber die streuung von licht an lichtnach der diracschen theorierdquo Naturwissenschaften vol 23 no15 pp 246ndash247 1935
[18] H Euler ldquoOber die Streuung von Licht an Licht nach derDiracschen Theorierdquo Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) vol 26 pp398ndash448 1936
[19] W Heisenberg and H Euler ldquoFolgerungen aus der diracschentheorie des positronsrdquo Zeitschrift fur Physik vol 98 no 11-12pp 714ndash732 1936
[20] R Ruffini Y-B Wu and S-S Xue ldquoEinstein-Euler-Heisenbergtheory and charged black holesrdquo Physical Review D vol 88Article ID 085004 2013
[21] A Accioly ldquoEnergy and momentum for the electromagneticfield described by three outstanding electrodynamicsrdquo Ameri-can Journal of Physics vol 65 no 9 pp 882ndash887 1997
[22] G Soff J Rafelski and W Greiner ldquoLower bound to limitingfields in nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquo Physical Review A vol 7no 3 pp 903ndash907 1973
[23] J M Davila C Schubert and M A Trejo ldquoPhotonic processesin Born-Infeld theoryrdquo International Journal of Modern PhysicsA Particles and Fields Gravitation Cosmology vol 29 ArticleID 1450174 2014
[24] D Halliday R Resnick and J Walker Fundamentals of PhysicsExtended Wiley 10th edition 2014
[25] C V Costa D M Gitman and A E Shabad ldquoFinite field-energy of a point charge in QEDrdquo httparxivorgabs13120447
[26] S I Kruglov ldquoAmodel of nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquoAnnals ofPhysics vol 353 pp 299ndash306 2015
[27] S I Kruglov ldquoNonlinear arcsin-electrodynamicsrdquo httparxivorgabs14107633
[28] A A Tseytlin ldquoSelf-duality of Born-Infeld action and Dirichlet3-brane of type IIB superstring theoryrdquo Nuclear Physics B vol469 no 1-2 pp 51ndash67 1996
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
High Energy PhysicsAdvances in
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
FluidsJournal of
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
OpticsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstronomyAdvances in
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Superconductivity
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Statistical MechanicsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
GravityJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstrophysicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Physics Research International
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Solid State PhysicsJournal of
Computational Methods in Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Soft MatterJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
AerodynamicsJournal of
Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
PhotonicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Biophysics
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
ThermodynamicsJournal of
Advances in High Energy Physics 5
= 212058712059801205732
minusΛ2
2+ (
21205980120573
120591radic3)
2
[(1 + (120591119877
21205980120573)
2
)
32
minus 1]
+Λ2
2
radic1 + (1205911198772
21205980120573Λ
)
2
minus1198772
2radic1 + (
120591119877
21205980120573)
2
+1
2(1205911198772
21205980120573)
2
sdot ln(Λ + Λradic1 + (12059111987722120598
0120573Λ)2
119877 + 119877radic1 + (12059111987721205980120573)2
)
(24)
In the limit of large 120573 the expression for 119880119871 in (24) can beexpanded in powers of 11205732 as follows
119880
119871
1003816100381610038161003816100381610038161003816large120573=12058712059121198774
41205980
(1
4+ ln Λ
119877) + O (120573
minus2) (25)
The first term on the right-hand side of (25) shows the storedelectrostatic energy per unit length for an infinitely longcylinder in the radial interval 0 le 120588 le Λ (Λ gt 119877) in Maxwellelectrostatics
4 Summary and Conclusions
In 1934 Born and Infeld introduced a nonlinear generaliza-tion of Maxwell electrodynamics in which the classical self-energy of a point charge like electron became a finite value [1]We showed that in the limit of large 120573 the modified Gaussrsquoslaw in Born-Infeld electrostatics is
∮119878
[
[
1 +1
2
E2 (x)1205732
+3
8
(E2 (x))2
1205734+ O (120573
minus6)]
]
E (x) sdot n 119889119886
=1
1205980
int119881
120588 (x) 1198893119909
(26)
By using the modified Gaussrsquos law in (13) we calculated theelectric field of an infinite charged line and an infinitely longcylinder in Born-Infeld electrostaticsThe stored electrostaticenergy per unit length for the above configurations of chargedensity has been calculated in the framework of Born-Infeldelectrostatics Born and Infeld attempted to determine 120573 byequating the classical self-energy of the electron in theirtheory with its rest mass energy They obtained the followingnumerical value for the nonlinearity parameter 120573 [1]
120573 = 12 times 1020 Vm (27)
In 1973 Soff et al [22] have estimated a lower bound on 120573This lower bound on 120573 is
120573 ge 17 times 1022 Vm (28)
Recent studies on photonic processes in Born-Infeld theoryshow that the numerical value of 120573 is close to 12 times 1020 Vmin (27) [23] In order to obtain a better understanding ofnonlinear effects in Born-Infeld electrostatics let us estimatethe numerical value of the second termon the right-hand sideof (18) For this purpose we rewrite (18) as follows
E (x) = E0(x) + ΔE (x) + O (120588
minus5) (29)
where
E0 (x) =
120582
21205871205980120588e120588
ΔE (x) = minus1205823
1612058731205983
012057321205883
e120588
(30)
Using (30) the ratio of ΔE(x) to E0(x) is given by
|ΔE (x)|1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816
=1
2
E20(x)1205732
(31)
Let us assume the following approximate but realistic values[24]
119871 = 180m 120588 = 010m 119876 = +24 120583119862
120582 = 133 times 10minus5 Cm
(32)
By putting (27) and (32) into (31) we get
|ΔE (x)| asymp 2 times 10minus28 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (33)
Finally if we put (28) and (32) in (31) we obtain
|ΔE (x)| ≲ 10minus32 1003816100381610038161003816E0 (x)
1003816100381610038161003816 (34)
In fact as is clear from (33) and (34) the nonlinearcorrections to electric field in (18) are very small for weakelectric fields The authors of [25] have suggested a non-linear generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics In theirgeneralization the electric field of a point charge is singularat the position of the point charge but the classical self-energy of the point charge has a finite value Recently Kruglov[26 27] has proposed two different models for nonlinearelectrodynamics In these models both the electric field ofa point charge at the position of the point charge and theclassical self-energy of the point charge have finite values Infuture works we hope to study the problems discussed in thisresearch from the viewpoint of [25ndash27]
6 Advances in High Energy Physics
Appendices
A A Generalized Action Functional forAbelian Born-Infeld Model with anAuxiliary Scalar Field
Let us consider the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596
11205951205821 (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus 12059621205951205822) minus 119869
120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A1)
where 120595 is an auxiliary scalar field and 1205961 1205821 1205962 and 120582
2are
four nonzero constantsThe variation of (A1) with respect to120595 and 119860
120583leads to the following classical field equations
120595 = [minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
]
1(1205821minus1205822)
(A2)
120597120583(1205951205821119865120583]) =
1205830
21205961
119869] (A3)
Substituting (A2) into (A3) we obtain the following classicalfield equation
120597120583
[minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120572120574119865120572120574)
minus1
]
1205821(1205821minus1205822)
119865120583]
=1205830
21205961
119869]
(A4)
By choosing 1205821= 120582 120582
2= minus120582 and 120596
1= 120596 120596
2= (14120596) (120596 gt
0) (A1) and (A4) can be written as follows
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
4120596120595minus120582) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A5)
120597120583(
119865120583]
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120572120574119865120572120574
) = 1205830119869] (A6)
Equation (A5) is the generalized action functional forAbelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliary scalar field120595 Also (A6) is the inhomogeneous Born-Infeld equation
(see (6)) If we choose 120596 = 12 and 120582 = 1 in (A5) we willobtain the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus
120595
2(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
2120595) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A7)
The above action functional was presented by Tseytlin in hisstudies on low energy dynamics of119863-branes [28]
B The Symmetric Energy-MomentumTensor for Abelian Born-Infeld Model withan Auxiliary Scalar Field
In this appendix we want to obtain the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field According to (A5) the Lagrangiandensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field 120595 in the absence of external source 119869120583 is
L = 12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582) (B1)
From (B1) we obtain the following classical field equations
120595120582=
1
2120596(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
120597120583(120595120582119865120583]) = 0
(B2)
The canonical energy-momentum tensor for (B1) is
119879120572
120574
=120597L
120597 (120597120572119860120578)(120597120574119860120578) +
120597L
120597 (120597120572120595)
(120597120574120595) minus 120575
120572
120574L
= minus 212059801198882120596120595120582119865120572120578(120597120574119860120578)
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582)
(B3)
Using (B2) the canonical energy-momentum tensor 119879120572120574in
(B3) can be rewritten as follows
119879120572
120574
= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
) + 120597120578119872120578120572
120574
(B4)
Advances in High Energy Physics 7
where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
References
[1] M Born and L Infeld ldquoFoundations of the new field theoryrdquoProceedings of the Royal Society of London A vol 144 p 4251934
[2] D Fortunato L Orsina and L Pisani ldquoBorn-Infeld type equa-tions for electrostatic fieldsrdquo Journal of Mathematical Physicsvol 43 no 11 pp 5698ndash5706 2002
[3] S H Mazharimousavi and M Halilsoy ldquoGround state H-atomin born-infeld teoryrdquo Foundations of Physics vol 42 no 4 pp524ndash530 2012
[4] L P De Assis P Gaete J A Helayel-Neto and S O VellozoldquoAspects of magnetic field configurations in planar nonlinearelectrodynamicsrdquo International Journal of Theoretical Physicsvol 51 no 2 pp 477ndash486 2012
[5] Z K Vad ldquoSome solutions of Einstein-Born-Infeld field equa-tionsrdquo Acta Physica Hungarica vol 63 no 3-4 pp 353ndash3641988
[6] P Gaete and I Schmidt ldquoCoulombrsquos law modification in non-linear and in noncommutative electrodynamicsrdquo InternationalJournal ofModern Physics A vol 19 no 20 pp 3427ndash3437 2004
[7] C G Callan and J M Maldacena ldquoBrane dynamics from theBorn-Infeld actionrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 513 no 1-2 pp 198ndash212 1998
[8] G W Gibbons ldquoBorn-Infeld particles and Dirichlet 119901-branesrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 514 no 3 pp 603ndash639 1998
[9] G W Gibbons ldquoAspects of born-infeld theory and stringM-theoryrdquo Revista Mexicana de Fısica vol 49 supplement 1 pp19ndash29 2003
[10] B Zwiebach A First Course in String Theory CambridgeUniversity Press Cambridge UK 2nd edition 2009
[11] H Q Lu ldquoPhantom cosmology with a nonlinear born-infeldtype scalar fieldrdquo International Journal of Modern Physics D vol14 no 2 p 355 2005
[12] E Serie T Masson and R Kerner ldquoNon-abelian generalizationof Born-Infeld theory inspired by noncommutative geometryrdquoPhysical Review D vol 68 no 12 Article ID 125003 2003
[13] S H Hendi ldquoAsymptotic ReissnerndashNordstrom black holesrdquoAnnals of Physics vol 333 pp 282ndash289 2013
[14] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoFinite field-energy and interpar-ticle potential in logarithmic electrodynamicsrdquo The EuropeanPhysical Journal C vol 74 article 2816 2014
[15] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoRemarks on nonlinear electrody-namicsrdquoThe European Physical Journal C vol 74 no 11 article3182 2014
[16] N Riazi and M Mohammadi ldquoComposite lane-emden equa-tion as a nonlinear poisson equationrdquo International Journal ofTheoretical Physics vol 51 no 4 pp 1276ndash1283 2012
[17] H Euler and B Kockel ldquoUber die streuung von licht an lichtnach der diracschen theorierdquo Naturwissenschaften vol 23 no15 pp 246ndash247 1935
[18] H Euler ldquoOber die Streuung von Licht an Licht nach derDiracschen Theorierdquo Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) vol 26 pp398ndash448 1936
[19] W Heisenberg and H Euler ldquoFolgerungen aus der diracschentheorie des positronsrdquo Zeitschrift fur Physik vol 98 no 11-12pp 714ndash732 1936
[20] R Ruffini Y-B Wu and S-S Xue ldquoEinstein-Euler-Heisenbergtheory and charged black holesrdquo Physical Review D vol 88Article ID 085004 2013
[21] A Accioly ldquoEnergy and momentum for the electromagneticfield described by three outstanding electrodynamicsrdquo Ameri-can Journal of Physics vol 65 no 9 pp 882ndash887 1997
[22] G Soff J Rafelski and W Greiner ldquoLower bound to limitingfields in nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquo Physical Review A vol 7no 3 pp 903ndash907 1973
[23] J M Davila C Schubert and M A Trejo ldquoPhotonic processesin Born-Infeld theoryrdquo International Journal of Modern PhysicsA Particles and Fields Gravitation Cosmology vol 29 ArticleID 1450174 2014
[24] D Halliday R Resnick and J Walker Fundamentals of PhysicsExtended Wiley 10th edition 2014
[25] C V Costa D M Gitman and A E Shabad ldquoFinite field-energy of a point charge in QEDrdquo httparxivorgabs13120447
[26] S I Kruglov ldquoAmodel of nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquoAnnals ofPhysics vol 353 pp 299ndash306 2015
[27] S I Kruglov ldquoNonlinear arcsin-electrodynamicsrdquo httparxivorgabs14107633
[28] A A Tseytlin ldquoSelf-duality of Born-Infeld action and Dirichlet3-brane of type IIB superstring theoryrdquo Nuclear Physics B vol469 no 1-2 pp 51ndash67 1996
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Appendices
A A Generalized Action Functional forAbelian Born-Infeld Model with anAuxiliary Scalar Field
Let us consider the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596
11205951205821 (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus 12059621205951205822) minus 119869
120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A1)
where 120595 is an auxiliary scalar field and 1205961 1205821 1205962 and 120582
2are
four nonzero constantsThe variation of (A1) with respect to120595 and 119860
120583leads to the following classical field equations
120595 = [minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
]
1(1205821minus1205822)
(A2)
120597120583(1205951205821119865120583]) =
1205830
21205961
119869] (A3)
Substituting (A2) into (A3) we obtain the following classicalfield equation
120597120583
[minus12059621205822
12059611205821
(1 +1198882
21205732119865120572120574119865120572120574)
minus1
]
1205821(1205821minus1205822)
119865120583]
=1205830
21205961
119869]
(A4)
By choosing 1205821= 120582 120582
2= minus120582 and 120596
1= 120596 120596
2= (14120596) (120596 gt
0) (A1) and (A4) can be written as follows
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
4120596120595minus120582) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A5)
120597120583(
119865120583]
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120572120574119865120572120574
) = 1205830119869] (A6)
Equation (A5) is the generalized action functional forAbelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliary scalar field120595 Also (A6) is the inhomogeneous Born-Infeld equation
(see (6)) If we choose 120596 = 12 and 120582 = 1 in (A5) we willobtain the following action functional
119878 (119860 120595)
=1
119888int
119905
1199050
intR3[12059801205732(1 minus
120595
2(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus1
2120595) minus 119869120583119860120583]1198894119909
(A7)
The above action functional was presented by Tseytlin in hisstudies on low energy dynamics of119863-branes [28]
B The Symmetric Energy-MomentumTensor for Abelian Born-Infeld Model withan Auxiliary Scalar Field
In this appendix we want to obtain the symmetric energy-momentum tensor for Abelian Born-Infeld model with anauxiliary scalar field According to (A5) the Lagrangiandensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field 120595 in the absence of external source 119869120583 is
L = 12059801205732(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582) (B1)
From (B1) we obtain the following classical field equations
120595120582=
1
2120596(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
120597120583(120595120582119865120583]) = 0
(B2)
The canonical energy-momentum tensor for (B1) is
119879120572
120574
=120597L
120597 (120597120572119860120578)(120597120574119860120578) +
120597L
120597 (120597120572120595)
(120597120574120595) minus 120575
120572
120574L
= minus 212059801198882120596120595120582119865120572120578(120597120574119860120578)
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus 120596120595
120582(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583]) minus
1
4120596120595minus120582)
(B3)
Using (B2) the canonical energy-momentum tensor 119879120572120574in
(B3) can be rewritten as follows
119879120572
120574
= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
) + 120597120578119872120578120572
120574
(B4)
Advances in High Energy Physics 7
where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
References
[1] M Born and L Infeld ldquoFoundations of the new field theoryrdquoProceedings of the Royal Society of London A vol 144 p 4251934
[2] D Fortunato L Orsina and L Pisani ldquoBorn-Infeld type equa-tions for electrostatic fieldsrdquo Journal of Mathematical Physicsvol 43 no 11 pp 5698ndash5706 2002
[3] S H Mazharimousavi and M Halilsoy ldquoGround state H-atomin born-infeld teoryrdquo Foundations of Physics vol 42 no 4 pp524ndash530 2012
[4] L P De Assis P Gaete J A Helayel-Neto and S O VellozoldquoAspects of magnetic field configurations in planar nonlinearelectrodynamicsrdquo International Journal of Theoretical Physicsvol 51 no 2 pp 477ndash486 2012
[5] Z K Vad ldquoSome solutions of Einstein-Born-Infeld field equa-tionsrdquo Acta Physica Hungarica vol 63 no 3-4 pp 353ndash3641988
[6] P Gaete and I Schmidt ldquoCoulombrsquos law modification in non-linear and in noncommutative electrodynamicsrdquo InternationalJournal ofModern Physics A vol 19 no 20 pp 3427ndash3437 2004
[7] C G Callan and J M Maldacena ldquoBrane dynamics from theBorn-Infeld actionrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 513 no 1-2 pp 198ndash212 1998
[8] G W Gibbons ldquoBorn-Infeld particles and Dirichlet 119901-branesrdquoNuclear Physics B vol 514 no 3 pp 603ndash639 1998
[9] G W Gibbons ldquoAspects of born-infeld theory and stringM-theoryrdquo Revista Mexicana de Fısica vol 49 supplement 1 pp19ndash29 2003
[10] B Zwiebach A First Course in String Theory CambridgeUniversity Press Cambridge UK 2nd edition 2009
[11] H Q Lu ldquoPhantom cosmology with a nonlinear born-infeldtype scalar fieldrdquo International Journal of Modern Physics D vol14 no 2 p 355 2005
[12] E Serie T Masson and R Kerner ldquoNon-abelian generalizationof Born-Infeld theory inspired by noncommutative geometryrdquoPhysical Review D vol 68 no 12 Article ID 125003 2003
[13] S H Hendi ldquoAsymptotic ReissnerndashNordstrom black holesrdquoAnnals of Physics vol 333 pp 282ndash289 2013
[14] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoFinite field-energy and interpar-ticle potential in logarithmic electrodynamicsrdquo The EuropeanPhysical Journal C vol 74 article 2816 2014
[15] P Gaete and J Helayel-Neto ldquoRemarks on nonlinear electrody-namicsrdquoThe European Physical Journal C vol 74 no 11 article3182 2014
[16] N Riazi and M Mohammadi ldquoComposite lane-emden equa-tion as a nonlinear poisson equationrdquo International Journal ofTheoretical Physics vol 51 no 4 pp 1276ndash1283 2012
[17] H Euler and B Kockel ldquoUber die streuung von licht an lichtnach der diracschen theorierdquo Naturwissenschaften vol 23 no15 pp 246ndash247 1935
[18] H Euler ldquoOber die Streuung von Licht an Licht nach derDiracschen Theorierdquo Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) vol 26 pp398ndash448 1936
[19] W Heisenberg and H Euler ldquoFolgerungen aus der diracschentheorie des positronsrdquo Zeitschrift fur Physik vol 98 no 11-12pp 714ndash732 1936
[20] R Ruffini Y-B Wu and S-S Xue ldquoEinstein-Euler-Heisenbergtheory and charged black holesrdquo Physical Review D vol 88Article ID 085004 2013
[21] A Accioly ldquoEnergy and momentum for the electromagneticfield described by three outstanding electrodynamicsrdquo Ameri-can Journal of Physics vol 65 no 9 pp 882ndash887 1997
[22] G Soff J Rafelski and W Greiner ldquoLower bound to limitingfields in nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquo Physical Review A vol 7no 3 pp 903ndash907 1973
[23] J M Davila C Schubert and M A Trejo ldquoPhotonic processesin Born-Infeld theoryrdquo International Journal of Modern PhysicsA Particles and Fields Gravitation Cosmology vol 29 ArticleID 1450174 2014
[24] D Halliday R Resnick and J Walker Fundamentals of PhysicsExtended Wiley 10th edition 2014
[25] C V Costa D M Gitman and A E Shabad ldquoFinite field-energy of a point charge in QEDrdquo httparxivorgabs13120447
[26] S I Kruglov ldquoAmodel of nonlinear electrodynamicsrdquoAnnals ofPhysics vol 353 pp 299ndash306 2015
[27] S I Kruglov ldquoNonlinear arcsin-electrodynamicsrdquo httparxivorgabs14107633
[28] A A Tseytlin ldquoSelf-duality of Born-Infeld action and Dirichlet3-brane of type IIB superstring theoryrdquo Nuclear Physics B vol469 no 1-2 pp 51ndash67 1996
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where
119872120578120572
120574=
1
1205830
119865120578120572
radic1 + (119888221205732) 119865120583]119865120583]119860120574
119872120572120578
120574= minus119872
120578120572
120574
(B5)
After dropping the total divergence term 120597120578119872120578120572
120574in (B4)
we get the following expression for the symmetric energy-momentum tensor
119879120572
120574= minus 12059801198882(1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
minus12
119865120572120578119865120574120578
minus 12059801205732120575120572
120574(1 minus (1 +
1198882
21205732119865120583]119865120583])
12
)
(B6)
If we use (8) and (B6) we will obtain the electrostatic energydensity for Abelian Born-Infeld model with an auxiliaryscalar field as follows
119906 (x) = 1198790
0(x) = 120598
01205732(
1
radic1 minus E2 (x) 1205732minus 1) (B7)
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank the referees for their carefulreading and constructive comments
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[28] A A Tseytlin ldquoSelf-duality of Born-Infeld action and Dirichlet3-brane of type IIB superstring theoryrdquo Nuclear Physics B vol469 no 1-2 pp 51ndash67 1996
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
High Energy PhysicsAdvances in
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
FluidsJournal of
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
OpticsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstronomyAdvances in
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Superconductivity
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Statistical MechanicsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
GravityJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstrophysicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Physics Research International
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Solid State PhysicsJournal of
Computational Methods in Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Soft MatterJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
AerodynamicsJournal of
Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
PhotonicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Biophysics
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
ThermodynamicsJournal of
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
High Energy PhysicsAdvances in
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
FluidsJournal of
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
OpticsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstronomyAdvances in
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Superconductivity
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Statistical MechanicsInternational Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
GravityJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
AstrophysicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Physics Research International
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Solid State PhysicsJournal of
Computational Methods in Physics
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Soft MatterJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
AerodynamicsJournal of
Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
PhotonicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Biophysics
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
ThermodynamicsJournal of