The Dynamics of Bound Electromagnetic Fields: A Structural and Mechanical Model of the Electron’s External Configuration

Abstract

This paper examines the external electromagnetic field configuration of an electron not as a passive Coulombic appendage, but as a dynamic, structured, and mechanically active entity. We posit that the bound electromagnetic field surrounding an electron possesses intrinsic geometric structure, continuous circulatory motion, and elastic (spring-like) properties. This field is responsible for energy storage, photon exchange, and provides the mechanical resistance interpreted as rest mass. The model operates within classical Maxwellian electrodynamics and special relativity, requiring no new forces or modifications to the speed of light. We describe the field’s helical geometry, derive its equations of motion, calculate its effective elastic constant, and explain the mechanisms of photon absorption/emission and velocity saturation. This framework offers a physically intuitive, mathematically consistent picture of the electron as an integrated charge-field system, resolving long-standing conceptual gaps in the mechanical interpretation of mass, spin, and quantum transitions.

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