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Is the number of Photons a Classical Invariant?

Physics Education 2009-10-31 v5 Classical Physics

Abstract

We describe an apparent puzzle in classical electrodynamics and its resolution. It is concerned with the Lorentz invariance of the classical analog of the number of photons.

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@article{arxiv.physics/9810039,
  title  = {Is the number of Photons a Classical Invariant?},
  author = {J. E. Avron and E. Berg and D. Goldsmith and A. Gordon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9810039},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Revised version, 3 figures