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In the context of a 4D aether model, where rest mass is associated with a flow of primordial mass (preons), the photon was described as an electron-positron pair. Such a composite particle is then a charge-neutral and mass-neutral entity; thus accounting for photon standard properties: zero charge and null restmass. The electromagnetic field of such photons contain both advanced and retarded components, without any causality breach. The model obeys conventional Maxwell equations.
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Munera, H.A. (2002). The Photon as a Charge-Neutral and Mass-Neutral Comosite Particle. In: Amoroso, R.L., Hunter, G., Kafatos, M., Vigier, JP. (eds) Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 126. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48052-2_47
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