Classical Electromagnetic Field Theory in the Presence of Magnetic Sources

Using two new well-defined four-dimensional potential vectors, we formulate the classical Maxwell field theory in a form which has manifest Lorentz covariance and SO(2) duality symmetry in the presence of magnetic sources. We set up a consistent Lagrangian for the theory. Then from the action princi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Kang, Li, Wen-Jun, Chen, Naón, Carlos María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/130799
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/130799
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física
Classical electromagnetism, Maxwell equations
Magnetic monopoles
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approach
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Sumario:Using two new well-defined four-dimensional potential vectors, we formulate the classical Maxwell field theory in a form which has manifest Lorentz covariance and SO(2) duality symmetry in the presence of magnetic sources. We set up a consistent Lagrangian for the theory. Then from the action principle we obtain both Maxwell's equation and the equation of motion of a dyon moving in the electromagnetic field.