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The Maxwell equations in the presence of sources are first derived without making use of the potentials and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for classical electrodynamics is written down. The manifestly gauge invariant theory is then quantized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-05 Partha Ghose

A derivation of pilot waves from electrodynamic self-interactions is presented. For this purpose, we abandon the current paradigm that describes electrodynamic bodies as point masses. Beginning with the Li\'enard-Wiechert potentials, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-18 Álvaro García López

We present a collection of biophysics examination problems that focus on electrodiffusion, the superposition principle, and currents in RC circuits, leading towards an understanding of the Hodgkin-Huxley model of action potentials. These…

Physics Education · Physics 2022-08-10 Vadim Shlyonsky , Bertrand de Prelle , Florian Bodranghien , Don Patrick Bischop , David Gall

We outline here a simple mathematical introduction to the notions of multipoles for a general extensive property $\Pi$ from the point of view of continuum mechanics. Classically, $\Pi$ is the electric charge, but the theory is not limited…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-05-27 Vladimir Gol'dshtein , Reuven Segev

We derive a general expression for the low-temperature current distribution in a two-dimensional electron gas, subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field and in a confining potential that varies slowly on the scale of the magnetic length…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Michael R. Geller , Giovanni Vignale

The motion of a system of particles under electromagnetic interaction is considered. Under the assumption that the force acting on an electric charge is given by the sum of the electromagnetic fields produced by any other charged particles…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 O. Chavoya-Aceves

The distribution of the electric microfield at a charged particle moving in a two-component plasma is calculated. The theoretical approximations are obtained via the parameter integration technique and using the screened pair approximation…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 J. Ortner , I. Valuev , W. Ebeling

We develop a general hydrodynamic theory describing a system of interacting actively propelling particles of arbitrary shape suspended in a viscous fluid. We model the active part of the particle motion using a slip velocity prescribed on…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-01-15 Bhargav Rallabandi , Fan Yang , Howard A. Stone

The standard formulation of thermostatistics, being based on the Boltzmann-Gibbs distribution and logarithmic Shannon entropy, describes idealized uncorrelated systems with extensive energies and short-range interactions. In this letter, we…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-07-01 S. N. Saadatmand , Tim Gould , E. G. Cavalcanti , J. A. Vaccaro

The restriction of hydrodynamics to non-viscous, potential (gradient, irrotational) flows is a theory both simple and elegant; a favorite topic of introductory textbooks. It is known that this theory can be formulated as an action principle…

General Physics · Physics 2019-05-29 Christian Frønsdal

It is shown that application of dynamic flows concept in 4-dimensional Euclidean space makes possible to form Minkowski space and to formulate the generalized variational problem of electrodynamics and gravi- dynamics. It is shown that…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 I. V. Bayak

We consider the four-dimensional nonholonomic distribution defined by the 4-potential of the electromagnetic field on the manifold. This distribution has a metric tensor with the Lorentzian signature $(+,-,-,-)$, therefore, the causal…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-11-26 V. R. Krym , N. N. Petrov

We show that the Einstein covariance principle provides an opportunity to generate infinitely many solutions of given covariant equation from a known one. With use of this statement we derive exact expressions for charge and current…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. M. Mekhitarian , V. E. Mkrtchian

We give a detailed description of electrodynamics as an emergent theory from condensed-matter-like structures, not only {\it per se} but also as a warm-up for the study of the much more complex case of gravity. We will concentrate on two…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-12 Carlos Barceló , Raúl Carballo-Rubio , Luis J. Garay , Gil Jannes

In this short paper we first give a very simple derivation of the Landauer formula for a 2-point conductance of QJ $G^{2P}$, based on the uncertainty principle. The aim of this is to introduce this central equation of quantum transport to a…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Bokes

In this article, it is pointed out that Faraday induction can be treated from an untraditional, particle-based point of view. The electromagnetic fields of Faraday induction can be calculated explicitly from approximate point-charge fields…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-04-07 Timothy H. Boyer

We study the propagation of axial gravitational waves in Friedman universes. The evolution equation is obtained in the Regge-Wheeler gauge. The gravitational waves obey the Huygens principle in the radiation dominated era, but in the matter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Edward Malec , Grzegorz Wylezek

The problem of the equilibrium state of the charged many-particle system above dielectric surface is formulated.We consider the case of the presence of the external attractive pressing field and the case of its absence. The equilibrium…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-05-21 Dmytro M. Lytvynenko , Yuriy V. Slyusarenko

Relativistic dynamics of distributed mass and charge densities of the extended classical particle is discussed for arbitrary gravitational and electromagnetic fields. Vector geodesic relations for material space densities are consequences…

General Physics · Physics 2012-12-04 I. E. Bulyzhenkov

In this work, we present an explanation of the electric charge quantization based on a semi-classical model of electrostatic fields. We claim that in electrostatics, an electric charge must be equal to a rational multiple of the elementary…

General Physics · Physics 2023-07-07 Kolahal Bhattacharya