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Ludwig Valentin Lorenz is the discoverer of the "Lorenz gauge"!

History and Philosophy of Physics 2016-09-08 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Classical Physics General Physics

Abstract

The letter reminds the historical fact that the known "Lorenz gauge" (or "Lorenz condition/relation") is first mentioned in a written form and named after Ludwig Valentin Lorenz and not by/after Hendrik Antoon Lorentz.

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@article{arxiv.0803.0047,
  title  = {Ludwig Valentin Lorenz is the discoverer of the "Lorenz gauge"!},
  author = {Bozhidar Z. Iliev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.0047},
  year   = {2016}
}

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