A general description of energy propagation: Matter and wave
Abstract
A study was carried out to explain a wave propagation of the relativistic energy that comes in the squared form. What looks physically incompatible concept of wave and particle was combined into a general wave of the complex energy. From the fact that the energy of matter is expressed by the squared form, a wave of the massless and massive energies was presented, which plays a role in the formation of matter wave. This study revealed that the energy is separated into the complex value with a imaginary mass that makes the wave different from the plane wave. The wave propagation is described by plugging the complex energy into the wavefunction, in which a modified mass-energy equivalence from the special relativity was used. From the fact that the energy of matter is consist of a complex value, it is also explained that the space around a rest-mass is a space with a imaginary mass. As a result, a general expression of matter and wave is described by the complex wave including an imaginary mass and a real momentum, by which a reasonable explanation is given for the radiation of mass energy, and explains the role of imaginary mass in the propagation of energy.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Relativity and Gravitational Theory
Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
Advanced Mathematical Theories
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint