Introducing Time Dependence into the Static Maxwell Equations

2001/06/27 by Avraham Gal, Gal, Avraham
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #physics.ed-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0106088

7 pages, rejected from American Journal of Physics on grounds that it ``would not be of sufficient value and interest to college and university physics teachers''

arxiv created 2001/06/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

Using to a minimum extent special relativity input, and relying on the Lorentz-force expression for the force acting on a charged particle in motion under the influence of electric (E) and magnetic (B) fields, the Maxwell curl equations are shown to follow from the covariance of the two Maxwell divergence equations ÷⋅ E = 4πρ and ÷⋅ B = 0.

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