Inevitability of the Lagrangian and gauge potentials
Classical Physics
2018-07-26 v1
Abstract
In seeking a minimal variational formulation of Maxwell's equations, one is led naturally to the scalar and vector potentials as "adjoint" functions in a well-defined sense and to the crucial minus sign that defines the Lagrangian.
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@article{arxiv.1807.09353,
title = {Inevitability of the Lagrangian and gauge potentials},
author = {A. R. P. Rau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.09353},
year = {2018}
}
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4 pages