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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1922\|10\|14\|mf=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1922\|10\|14\|mf=y}}
	\| death_date = {{~~birth~~ date\|2009\|05\|14\|mf=y}}		\| birth_place = Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
	\| fields = [[~~Professor Emeritus of~~ Physics]]		\| death_date = {{death date\|2009\|05\|14\|mf=y}}
	\| ~~residence~~ = ~~Morgantown, WV, United States~~		\| death_place = Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
	\| nationality = Ukrainian / ~~USA~~		\| fields = [[Physics]]
	\| known_for = [[~~Relativity~~]], [[Electromagnetic Retardation]], [[~~Gravity~~]]		\| workplaces = [[West Virginia University]]
			\| alma_mater = Lewis and Clark College<br />University of Oregon
			\| nationality = Ukrainian / American
			\| known_for = [[Jefimenko's equations]], [[Electromagnetic Retardation]], [[Gravitation]] and cogravitation
	}}		}}

	~~Born in Kharkov, Ukraine,~~ Oleg D. Jefimenko ~~came to the US in 1951.~~&~~nbsp~~; ~~Education: Vordiplom, U. Goettingen, Germany~~, ~~1950; BA, Lewis~~ and ~~Clark Coll., 1952; MA, U. Oreg., 1954; PhD, U. Oreg., 1956. He spent his entire career since 1956 as Assisitant, Associate, and ultimately ~~Professor of Physics ~~in 1966~~ at ~~the University of~~ West Virginia ~~in Morgantown~~. ~~His 1966 textbook, <em>Electricity and Magnetism</em>, famous~~ for ~~its~~ Jefimenko equations, ~~has remained in print through several editions~~.		'''Oleg Dmitrovich Jefimenko''' (October 14, 1922 – May 14, 2009) was a Ukrainian-American physicist and Professor Emeritus of Physics at [[West Virginia University]]. He is best known for '''Jefimenko's equations''', which give the electric and magnetic fields due to a distribution of electric charges and electric current, taking into account the propagation delay ([[Electromagnetic Retardation\|retardation]]) of the fields. He also worked extensively on the causal interpretation of electromagnetism and on generalizing Newton's theory of [[Gravitation\|gravitation]] to time-dependent systems.

	I am currently engaged in the development of the theory of electromagnetic retardation and relativity. Perhaps the most important recently discovered aspect of the now evolving theory of electromagnetic retardation is that this theory leads to, and duplicates, many electromagnetic relations that are customarily considered to constitute consequences of relativistic electrodynamics. It is now clear that relativistic electromagnetism and relativistic mechanics can be derived from Maxwellian electromagnetic theory and electromagnetic force relations via the theory of electromagnetic retardation without any postulates, conjectures, or hypotheses. As a result, the theory of relativity acquires a new mathematical and physical base which provides a previously unforeseen means for formulating, developing, and interpreting relativistic electromagnetism, relativistic mechanics, and relativistic gravitation.		==Biography==

	~~I am also working~~ on ~~the generalization of Newton's gravitational theory to time-dependent systems. By analyzing causal gravitational relations~~, ~~I find that there is no objective reason for abandoning Newton's force-field gravitational theory~~ in ~~favor of a metric gravitational theory~~, ~~and that Newton's theory must be developed and expanded~~ to ~~its logical~~ and ~~mathematical conclusion by making it compatible with~~ the ~~principle~~ of ~~causality and by making it applicable to time-dependent gravitational interactions~~. ~~I base such an expansion, or generalization,~~ on ~~the existence of the second gravitational force field, the "cogravitational~~, ~~or Heaviside's~~, ~~field" (except for a numerical factor, the cogravitational field is the same as the "gravimagnetic" field of the general relativity theory). This field was first predicted by Oliver Heaviside~~ in ~~his 1893 article "A Gravitational and Electromagnetic Analogy" (click HEAVISIDE to see this remarkable but, regrettably~~, ~~long-neglected article)~~.		Jefimenko was born on October 14, 1922, in Kharkiv, in the Ukrainian SSR. He emigrated to the United States in 1951 and spent the remainder of his career there. He died on May 14, 2009, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

	The fundamental equations of the generalized Newton's theory are causal gravitational equations expressing time-dependent gravitational and cogravitational fields in the form of retarded integrals. For time- independent systems, these equations reduce to the conventional equations of the original Newton's theory. An important aspect of the generalized Newton's theory is that gravitational interactions involve not one single force of attraction but at least five different forces. Several consequences of the generalized Newton's theory are similar to certain consequences of Einstein's general relativity theory. An important consequence of the generalized Newton's theory is the possibility of the existence of stellar antigravitational mass configurations.		===Education===

	''~~'Articles~~ (~~Selected~~):'''		Jefimenko studied at the University of Göttingen in Germany, where he obtained a Vordiplom in 1950. After coming to the United States he earned a bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College in 1952, and a master's degree (1954) and Ph.D. (1956) from the University of Oregon.

			===Career===

			Jefimenko joined [[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown in 1956. He served as assistant professor from 1956 to 1961, associate professor from 1961 to 1966, and full professor of physics from 1966 onward, later becoming Professor Emeritus. His 1966 textbook, ''Electricity and Magnetism'', which presents the equations now known as Jefimenko's equations, remained in print through several editions.

			==Scientific contributions==

			Jefimenko's equations describe the electric and magnetic fields produced by an arbitrary distribution of charge and current, expressed as retarded integrals that account for the finite speed at which electromagnetic influences propagate. They provide a solution of Maxwell's equations for given time-dependent sources and are used to illustrate the causal relationship between sources and fields.

			A central theme of Jefimenko's later work was the theory of electromagnetic retardation and its relation to relativity. He argued that many relations customarily regarded as consequences of relativistic electrodynamics can be derived directly from Maxwellian electromagnetic theory and electromagnetic force relations through the theory of electromagnetic retardation.

			Jefimenko also worked on generalizing Newton's gravitational theory to time-dependent systems. He developed the concept of a second gravitational field, the "cogravitational" (or Heaviside's) field, which is closely analogous to the gravitomagnetic field of general relativity and had first been proposed by [[Oliver Heaviside]] in his 1893 article "A Gravitational and Electromagnetic Analogy." In this framework the time-dependent gravitational and cogravitational fields are expressed as retarded integrals that reduce to the equations of Newton's theory for time-independent systems.

			In experimental physics, Jefimenko constructed and operated electrostatic motors and generators driven by atmospheric electricity, and he studied electrets. He is credited with reviving and demonstrating designs such as the Franklin electric motor.

			==Honors==

			Jefimenko received the Sigma Xi Prize in 1956. He won awards in the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Apparatus Competition in 1971 and 1973.

			==Selected articles==

	# "Force Exerted on a Stationary Charge by a Moving Electric Current or by a Moving Magnet," <i>American Journal of Physics</i>, V61, p. 218-222 (1993).		# "Force Exerted on a Stationary Charge by a Moving Electric Current or by a Moving Magnet," <i>American Journal of Physics</i>, V61, p. 218-222 (1993).
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	==Abstracts==		==Abstracts==

	* 2000 - "[[Jefimenko Paper Reviews]]"		* 2000 - "[[Jefimenko Paper Reviews]]"
	* 1999 - "[[Electrostatic Energy Resources, Electrostatic Generators, and Electrostatic Motors]]"		* 1999 - "[[Electrostatic Energy Resources, Electrostatic Generators, and Electrostatic Motors]]"
	* 1996 - "[[The Nature of Electromagnetic Induction]]"		* 1996 - "[[The Nature of Electromagnetic Induction]]"
	* 1995 - "[[Derivation of Relativistic Transformations for Gravitational Fields from Retarded Field Integrals]]"		* 1995 - "[[Derivation of Relativistic Transformations for Gravitational Fields from Retarded Field Integrals]]"
	* 1994 - "[[Gravitational Field of a Point Mass Moving with Uniform Linear or Circular Velocity]]"		* 1994 - "[[Gravitational Field of a Point Mass Moving with Uniform Linear or Circular Velocity]]"
	* 1993 - "[[Force Exerted on a Stationary Charge By a Moving Current Loop]]"		* 1993 - "[[Force Exerted on a Stationary Charge By a Moving Current Loop]]"

	==Books==		==Books==
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	* 1992; 2nd ed 2000 - "[[Causality, Electromagnetic Induction, and Gravitation: A Different Approach to the Theory of Electromagnetic and Gravitational Fields]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Causality-Electromagnetic-Induction-Gravitation-Gravitational/dp/0917406230/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Read in full])		* 1992; 2nd ed 2000 - "[[Causality, Electromagnetic Induction, and Gravitation: A Different Approach to the Theory of Electromagnetic and Gravitational Fields]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Causality-Electromagnetic-Induction-Gravitation-Gravitational/dp/0917406230/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Read in full])
	* 1966; 2nd ed 1989 - "[[Electricity and Magnetism: An Introduction to the Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields]]" ([http://www.as.wvu.edu/coll03/phys/www/OJ/jefimenk.html Read in full])		* 1966; 2nd ed 1989 - "[[Electricity and Magnetism: An Introduction to the Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields]]" ([http://www.as.wvu.edu/coll03/phys/www/OJ/jefimenk.html Read in full])

			==External links==

			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_D._Jefimenko Oleg D. Jefimenko] at Wikipedia
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefimenko%27s_equations Jefimenko's equations] at Wikipedia

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| death_date = {{birth date|2009|05|14|mf=y}}
| fields = [[Professor Emeritus of Physics]]
| residence = Morgantown, WV, United States
| nationality = Ukrainian / USA
| known_for = [[Relativity]], [[Electromagnetic Retardation]], [[Gravity]]
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Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Oleg D. Jefimenko came to the US in 1951.  Education: Vordiplom, U. Goettingen, Germany, 1950; BA, Lewis and Clark Coll., 1952; MA, U. Oreg., 1954; PhD, U. Oreg., 1956. He spent his entire career since 1956 as Assisitant, Associate, and ultimately Professor of Physics in 1966 at the University of West Virginia in Morgantown. His 1966 textbook, Electricity and Magnetism, famous for its Jefimenko equations, has remained in print through several editions.

I am currently engaged in the development of the theory of electromagnetic retardation and relativity. Perhaps the most important recently discovered aspect of the now evolving theory of electromagnetic retardation is that this theory leads to, and duplicates, many electromagnetic relations that are customarily considered to constitute consequences of relativistic electrodynamics. It is now clear that relativistic electromagnetism and relativistic mechanics can be derived from Maxwellian electromagnetic theory and electromagnetic force relations via the theory of electromagnetic retardation without any postulates, conjectures, or hypotheses. As a result, the theory of relativity acquires a new mathematical and physical base which provides a previously unforeseen means for formulating, developing, and interpreting relativistic electromagnetism, relativistic mechanics, and relativistic gravitation.

I am also working on the generalization of Newton's gravitational theory to time-dependent systems. By analyzing causal gravitational relations, I find that there is no objective reason for abandoning Newton's force-field gravitational theory in favor of a metric gravitational theory, and that Newton's theory must be developed and expanded to its logical and mathematical conclusion by making it compatible with the principle of causality and by making it applicable to time-dependent gravitational interactions. I base such an expansion, or generalization, on the existence of the second gravitational force field, the "cogravitational, or Heaviside's, field" (except for a numerical factor, the cogravitational field is the same as the "gravimagnetic" field of the general relativity theory). This field was first predicted by Oliver Heaviside in his 1893 article "A Gravitational and Electromagnetic Analogy" (click HEAVISIDE to see this remarkable but, regrettably, long-neglected article).

The fundamental equations of the generalized Newton's theory are causal gravitational equations expressing time-dependent gravitational and cogravitational fields in the form of retarded integrals. For time- independent systems, these equations reduce to the conventional equations of the original Newton's theory. An important aspect of the generalized Newton's theory is that gravitational interactions involve not one single force of attraction but at least five different forces. Several consequences of the generalized Newton's theory are similar to certain consequences of Einstein's general relativity theory. An important consequence of the generalized Newton's theory is the possibility of the existence of stellar antigravitational mass configurations.

'''Articles (Selected):'''

# "Force Exerted on a Stationary Charge by a Moving Electric Current or by a Moving Magnet," American Journal of Physics, V61, p. 218-222 (1993).
# "Torque exerted by a moving electric charge distribution on a stationary electric charge distribution," J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 32, 5305- 5314 (2002).
# "Dynamic electric field maps," The Physics Teacher, 38, 154-157 (2000).
# "On the relativistic invariance of Maxwell's equations," Z. Naturforsch. 54a 637-644 (1999).
# "The Trouton-Noble paradox," J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 32, 3755- 3762 (1999).
# "A relativistic paradox seemingly violating conservation of momentum law in electromagnetic systems," Eur. J. Phys. 20, 39-44 (1999).
# "On the experimental proofs of relativistic length contraction and time dilation," Z. Naturforsch. 53a, 977-982 (1998).
# "On Maxwell's displacement current," Eur. J. Phys. 19, 469-470 (1998).
# "Correct use of Lorentz-Einstein transformation equations for electromagnetic fields," Eur. J. Phys. 18, 444-447 (1997).
# "Is magnetic field due to an electric current a relativistic effect?" Eur. J. Phys. 17, 180-182 (1996).
# "Retardation and relativity: new integrals for electric and magnetic potentials of time-independent charge distributions moving with constant velocity," Eur. J. Phys. 17, 258-264 (1996).
# "Direct calculation of time dilation," Am. J. Phys. 64, 812-814 (1996).
# "Derivation of relativistic force transformation equations from Lorentz force law," Am J. Phys. 64, 618-620 (1996).
# "The nature of electromagnetic induction," Galilean Electrodynamics 6, 83-86 (1995).
# "Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded integrals for electric and magnetic fields," Am. J. Phys. 63, 267-272 (1995).
# "Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge," Am. J. Phys. 63, 454-459 (1995).
# "Derivation of relativistic transformations for gravitational fields from retarded integrals," Galilean Electrodynamics 6, 23-30 (1995).
# "Gravitational field of a point mass moving with uniform linear or circular velocity," Galilean Electrodynamics 5, 25-33 (1994).
# "Direct calculation of the electric and magnetic fields of an electric point charge moving with constant velocity," Am. J. Phys. 62, 79-85 (1994).
# "Force exerted on a stationary charge by a moving electric current or by a moving magnet," Am. J. Phys. 61, 79-85 (1993).
# "Solutions of Maxwell's equations for electric and magnetic fields in arbitrary media," Am. J. Phys. 60, 899-902 (1992).
# "Direct calculation of electric and magnetic forces from potentials," Am. J. Phys. 58, 625-631 (1990).
# "Correct use of Maxwell stress equations for electric and magnetic fields," Am. J. Phys. 51, 988-996 (1983).
# "New method for calculating electric and magnetic fields and forces," Am J. Phys. 51, 545-551 (1983).
# "Electrets," (with D. K. Walker) Phys. Teach. 18, 651-659 (1980).
# "Water stream loop-the-loop," Am. J. Phys. 42, 103-106 (1974).
# "Volume charge in carnauba wax electrets," (with D. K. Walker) J. Appl. Phys. 44, 3459-3464 (1973).
# "Franklin electric motor," Am. J. Phys. 39, 1139-1141 (1971).
# "Operation of electric motors from atmospheric electric field," Am. J. Phys. 39, 776-779 (1971).
# "Electrostatic motors," (with D. K. Walker) Phys. Teach. 9, 121-129 (1971).
# "Semiclassical model of atomic interactions," J. Chem. Phys. 37, 2123-2126 (1962).
# "Demonstration of the electric fields of current-carrying conductors," Am. J. Phys. 30, 19-21 (1962).
# "Effect of the earth's magnetic field on the motion of an artificial satellite," Am. J. Phys. 27, 344-348 (1959).

==Abstracts==

* 2000 - "[[Jefimenko Paper Reviews]]"
* 1999 - "[[Electrostatic Energy Resources, Electrostatic Generators, and Electrostatic Motors]]"
* 1996 - "[[The Nature of Electromagnetic Induction]]"
* 1995 - "[[Derivation of Relativistic Transformations for Gravitational Fields from Retarded Field Integrals]]"
* 1994 - "[[Gravitational Field of a Point Mass Moving with Uniform Linear or Circular Velocity]]"
* 1993 - "[[Force Exerted on a Stationary Charge By a Moving Current Loop]]"

==Books==

* 2006 - "[[Gravitation and Cogravitation: Developing Newton's Theory of Gravitation to its Physical and Mathematical Conclusion]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Gravitation-Cogravitation-Developing-Mathematical-Conclusion/dp/091740615X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215551898&sr=1-2 Read in full])
* 1997; 2nd ed 2004 - "[[Electromagnetic Retardation and Theory of Relativity: New Chapters in the Classical Theory of Fields, Second Edition]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Electromagnetic-Retardation-Theory-Relativity-Classical/dp/0917406249/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215552066&sr=1-3 Read in full])
* 1992; 2nd ed 2000 - "[[Causality, Electromagnetic Induction, and Gravitation: A Different Approach to the Theory of Electromagnetic and Gravitational Fields]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Causality-Electromagnetic-Induction-Gravitation-Gravitational/dp/0917406230/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Read in full])
* 1966; 2nd ed 1989 - "[[Electricity and Magnetism: An Introduction to the Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields]]" ([http://www.as.wvu.edu/coll03/phys/www/OJ/jefimenk.html Read in full])

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