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Wheeler-Feynman theory

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: 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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