Axiomatic geometric formulation of electromagnetism with only one axiom: the field equation for the bivector field F with an explanation of the Trouton-Noble experiment

DOI10.1007/S10702-005-7533-7zbMATH Open1090.83004arXivphysics/0412167OpenAlexW1989834962WikidataQ55895787 ScholiaQ55895787MaRDI QIDQ816181FDOQ816181

Authors: Tomislav Ivezić 

Publication date: 20 February 2006

Published in: Foundations of Physics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we present an axiomatic, geometric, formulation of electromagnetism with only one axiom: the field equation for the Faraday bivector field F. This formulation with F field is a self-contained, complete and consistent formulation that dispenses with either electric and magnetic fields or the electromagnetic potentials. All physical quantities are defined without reference frames, the absolute quantities, i.e., they are geometric four dimensional (4D) quantities or, when some basis is introduced, every quantity is represented as a 4D coordinate-based geometric quantity comprising both components and a basis. The new observer independent expressions for the stress-energy vector T(n)(1-vector), the energy density U (scalar), the Poynting vector S and the momentum density g (1-vectors), the angular momentum density M (bivector) and the Lorentz force K (1-vector) are directly derived from the field equation for F. The local conservation laws are also directly derived from that field equation. The 1-vector Lagrangian with the F field as a 4D absolute quantity is presented; the interaction term is written in terms of F and not, as usual, in terms of A. It is shown that this geometric formulation is in a full agreement with the Trouton-Noble experiment.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0412167

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zbMATH Keywords

electromagnetismTrouton-Noble experimentFaraday bivector fieldgeometric four-dimensional quantities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special relativity (83A05) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50)

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