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Each individual charged particle - including each electron - is
instantaneously aware
of its position in relation to all the other
charged particles in the Universe. The one tangible influence of
the waves that travel
backwards in time
. . . is that they provide feedback which makes
every charged particle
an integrated part of the whole electromagnetic web.
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p. 225
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John Gribbin
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Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality
Back Bay Books, 1995
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This is a synopsis of Wheeler-Feynman absorber
theory, also known as Wheeler-Feynman electrodynamics.
'Advanced' waves travel backwards in time; 'retarded' waves
travel forwards.
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