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On the basis of the hypothesis that particle mass is anisotropic rather than isotropic, we investigate the relativistic motion of a particle within the framework of flat space-time. Assuming that the mass anisotropy is associated with the photon cloud of the particle, we argue that the self-energy of a particle is of the order of magnitude |δ m/M 0|∿0.0005, for which conventional quantum electrodynamics, however, gives an infinite value.
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Cheon, IT. On the motion of a particle with anisotropic mass. Int J Theor Phys 11, 125–133 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01811038
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01811038