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The reasons which restrict opportunities of classical mechanics at the description of nonequilibrium systems are discussed. The way of overcoming of the key restrictions is offered. This way is based on an opportunity of representation of…

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The structure of electrodynamics based on the variational principle together with causality and space-time homogeneity is analyzed. It is proved that in this case the 4-potential is defined uniquely. Therefore, the approach where Maxwell…

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We express Maxwell's equations as a single equation, first using the divergence of a special type of matrix field to obtain the four current, and then the divergence of a special matrix to obtain the Electromagnetic field. These two…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Daniel Henry Gottlieb

Ergodic systems, being indecomposable are important part of the study of dynamical systems but if a system is not ergodic, it is natural to ask the following question: Is it possible to split it into ergodic systems in such a way that the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-12-01 Sakshi Jain , Shah Faisal

We develop a differential-form approach to systematically derive the Newman-Penrose null-tetrad equations for Lorentz-violating extensions of Maxwell electrodynamics. The coordinate-independent nature of differential forms allows the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-03 Zhi Xiao , Bing Sun , Tao Zhu

The covariant formulation of Maxwell's equations can be expressed in a form independent of the usual systems of units by introducing the constants alpha, beta and gamma into these equations. Maxwell's equations involving these constants are…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-01-05 Jose A. Heras , G. Baez

Maxwell electrodynamics, considered as a source of the classical Einstein field equations, leads to the singular isotropic Friedmann solutions. We show that this singular behavior does not occur for a class of nonlinear generalizations of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 V. A. De Lorenci , R. Klippert , M. Novello , J. M. Salim

We sketch the foundations of classical electrodynamics, in particular the transition that took place when Einstein, in 1915, succeeded to formulate general relativity. In 1916 Einstein demonstrated that, with a choice of suitable variables…

Classical Physics · Physics 2011-07-19 Friedrich W. Hehl , Yuri N. Obukhov

The Maxwell vector potential and the Dirac spinor used to describe the classical theory of electrodynamics both have components which are considered to be ordinary smooth functions on space-time. We reformulate electrodynamics by adding an…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Madore

The concept of electromotive force (emf) may be introduced in various ways in an undergraduate course of theoretical electromagnetism. The multitude of alternate expressions for the emf is often the source of confusion to the student. We…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-07-21 C. J. Papachristou , A. N. Magoulas

A generalization of the classical electrodynamics for systems in absolute motion is presented using a possible alternative to the Lorentz transformation. The main hypothesis assumed in this work are: a) The inertial transformations relate…

General Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Gabriel D. Puccini

The premetric approach to electrodynamics provides a unified description of a wide class of electromagnetic phenomena. In particular, it involves axion, dilaton and skewon modifications of the classical electrodynamics. This formalism…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-13 Yakov Itin

The axiomatic structure of the electromagnetic theory is outlined. We will base classical electrodynamics on (1) electric charge conservation, (2) the Lorentz force, (3) magnetic flux conservation, and (4) on the Maxwell-Lorentz spacetime…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Friedrich W. Hehl , Yuri N. Obukhov

A thoughtless treatment of Maxwell's equations can lead to the interpretation of the existence of a causal relationship between their different terms and, therefore, that an electric field that varies in time generates a magnetic one and…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-01-14 Alvaro Suarez , Arturo C. Marti , Kristina Zuza , Jenaro Guisasola

Various procedures for expressing the multipolar expansion of the electromagnetic field are considered with application to the calculation of the radiated power. Some results from literature are discussed and perspective of developing the…

Physics Education · Physics 2007-05-23 Irina Dumitriu , C. Vrejoiu

Using techniques from geometry and complex analysis in their simplest form, we present a derivation of electric fields on surfaces with non-trivial topology. A byproduct of this analysis is an intuitive visualization of elliptic functions…

General Physics · Physics 2020-09-21 Spencer Tamagni , Costas Efthimiou

In the framework of the classical Maxwell-Lorentz electrodynamics the energy conservation law is reconsidered.

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. G. Bessonov

The lagrangian of the Kaluza-Klein theory, in its simplest five-dimensional version, should include not only the scalar curvature R, but also the quadratic Gauss-Bonnet invariant. The general lagrangian is computed and the resulting…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-03-21 Richard Kerner

The goal of this paper is to sketch a broader outline of the mathematical structures present in the Nonlinear Maxwell Theory in continuation of work presented in my previous articles. In particular, I display new types of both dynamic and…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Artur Sowa

The argument of physical dimension/units is applied to electrical switched circuits, making the topic of the nonlinearity of such circuits simpler. This approach is seen against the background of a more general outlook (IEEE CAS MAG, III,…

General Physics · Physics 2011-06-17 Emanuel Gluskin