Conformally invariant formalism for the electromagnetic field with currents in Robertson-Walker spaces

DOI10.1063/1.4791688zbMATH Open1284.83061arXiv1301.7646OpenAlexW2033504075MaRDI QIDQ5396299FDOQ5396299

Authors: E. Huguet, J. Renaud 

Publication date: 5 February 2014

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

Abstract: We show that the Laplace-Beltrami equation $squar{e}_{6}a=j$ in $(set{R}^6,eta)$, $eta:=mathrmdiag(+----+)$, leads under very moderate assumptions to both the Maxwell equations and the conformal Eastwood-Singer gauge condition on conformally flat spaces including the spaces with a Robertson-Walker metric. This result is obtained through a geometric formalism which gives, as byproduct, simplified calculations. In particular, we build an atlas for all the conformally flat spaces considered which allows us to fully exploit the Weyl rescalling to Minkowski space.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.7646

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zbMATH Keywords

Minkowski spaceelectromagnetic fieldMaxwell equationLaplace-Beltrami equationRobertson-Walker spaceatlas for all the conformally flat spaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Wave equation (35L05) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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