Relativistic motion of a charged particle, the Lorentz group, and the Thomas precession

DOI10.1063/1.526179zbMath0598.70005MaRDI QIDQ3733000

Nikos A. Salingaros

Publication date: 1984

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.526179

zbMATH Keywords

Clifford algebra; Thomas precession; Lorentz transformations; motion of a charged particle; Baker-Campell-Hausdorff formula; homogeneous static electromagnetic field

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

70F99: Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics

83A05: Special relativity

78A25: Electromagnetic theory (general)

78A35: Motion of charged particles

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