Wheeler-Feynman theory
Wheeler-Feynman theory
[′wēl·ər ′fīn·mən ‚thē·ə·rē] (relativity)
A relativistic action-at-a-distance theory in which it is assumed that there are enough absorbers in the universe to serve as sinks for all actions that emanate from any charged particle; radiation damping is a consequence of the theory.
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