Lagrangian formalism and retarded classical electrodynamics

Unlike the 1/c2 approximation, where classical electrodynamics is described by the Darwin Lagrangian, here there is no Lagrangian to describe retarded (resp., advanced) classical electrodynamics up to 1/c3 for two-point charges with different masses.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Jan, Xavier, Llosa, Josep, Molina, Alfred
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1989
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/24552
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24552
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Electrodinàmica
Relativitat (Física)
Física matemàtica
Electrodynamics
Relativity (Physics)
Mathematical physics
Description
Summary:Unlike the 1/c2 approximation, where classical electrodynamics is described by the Darwin Lagrangian, here there is no Lagrangian to describe retarded (resp., advanced) classical electrodynamics up to 1/c3 for two-point charges with different masses.