Maxwell equations and inertial transformations (Q1768577): Difference between revisions

Starting from a privileged inertial system \(S_0\) in which, in particular, space is homogeneous and isotropic, time is homogeneous and the Maxwell equations hold, a transformation to another inertial system \(S\) is considered leaving Newton's law \(F=dp/dt\) invariant, but different from the Lorentz transformation. The consequence is that the Maxwell equations become dependent from the velocity of the moving system. This is certainly not true for the empty space and could be used for a characterization of a ponderable medium. In order to be physically meaningful, one should prove that the electromagnetic forces in such a medium are correctly described by the velocity-dependent Maxwell equations obtained from the inertial transformation considered.