1 The Double Helix Theory of the Magnetic Field (An Interpretation of Maxwell’s 1861 Paper ‘On Physical Lines of Force’)

Abstract. Maxwell’s 1861 paper ‘On Physical Lines of Force ’ is interpreted. An improvement is proposed that involves replacing his molecular vortices with rotating electron-positron dipoles. These dipoles will each comprise of an electron and a positron undergoing a mutual orbit. Electromagnetism is then explained in terms of an electric sea in which magnetic lines of force are physically comprised of helical springs created out of rotating electron-positron dipoles. The electron-positron dipoles are bonded together in a double helix pattern and the resulting helical springs form elliptical or circular solenoidal hoops around an electric current circuit or a bar magnet