Maxwell Optics: I. An exact matrix representation of the Maxwell equations in a medium
Optics
2010-02-23 v1 General Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Matrix representations of the Maxwell equations are well-known. However, all these representations lack an exactness or/and are given in terms of a {\em pair} of matrix equations. We present a matrix representation of the Maxwell equation in presence of sources in a medium with varying permittivity and permeability. It is shown that such a representation necessarily requires matrices and an explicit representation for them is presented.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0205083,
title = {Maxwell Optics: I. An exact matrix representation of the Maxwell equations in a medium},
author = {Sameen Ahmed Khan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0205083},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
LaTeX-12pt 10 pages, Part-I of a series http://www.pd.infn.it/~khan/ and http://www.imsc.ernet.in/~jagan/