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.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Jan, Xavier, Llosa, Josep, Molina, Alfred
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1989
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/24552
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24552
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Electrodinàmica
Relativitat (Física)
Física matemàtica
Electrodynamics
Relativity (Physics)
Mathematical physics
Descrição
Resumo: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.