Is Stanley Deser's negative bare mass model of electron unstable?

Consider classically two concentric spherical thin mass shells. The inner one is negative mass, the outer one is positive mass. Seems to me that is unstable - it explodes. The outer shell of positive mass would be a model for the cloud of virtual particles.'

Of course adding the Bohm quantum potential may stabilize it?

Indeed, Deser's 1960 model you cite makes more physical sense in my opinion.

On Dec 10, 2011, at 4:56 PM, JACK SARFATTI wrote:

Jim
I never suggested negative mass micro-black holes. The pomeron vacuum trajectory has a tachyon negative mass squared intercept at J = 0.

Negative mass makes repulsive gravity. A positive-negative mass gravity dipole self-accelerates.

If the micro-black hole has an Unruh temperature at the horizon then the Hawking radiation should explain its decay rate viewed as a hadronic resonance.

On Dec 10, 2011, at 2:51 PM, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. wrote:

Hmmm. . . .  With negative bare mass you don't need f-gravity to get a realistic answer.  Gotta go do some work on the car before it gets dark.  :-)