Published 1990 | Version v1
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Electrodynamics on R*S3 topology

  • 1. Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beersheba (Israel). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University, Hamilton N.Y. (United States)

Description

A formulation of the electrodynamics is presented in which the concept of the magnetic moment is taken as the fundamental quantity instead of the charge in ordinary Maxwell's theory. The field equations of electrodynamics for the interactions between magnetic moments are given. They have R*S3 invariance rather than the Lorentz invariance of ordinary electrodynamics. The basic kinematical quantity in our formalism is the angular momentum. It is remarkable that in this theory the divergence of the magnetic field is different from zero, whereas the divergence of the electric field vanishes, exactly the opposite that in Maxwell's theory. (authors)

Part of:
Developments in general relativity, astrophysics and quantum theory

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Israel Physical Society.
Imprint Place
Haifa (Israel)
ISBN
0-7503-0053-1
Imprint Title
Developments in general relativity, astrophysics and quantum theory
Imprint Pagination
385 p.
Journal Volume
9
Series
Annals of the Israel Physical Society.
Journal Page Range
p. 325-336.
ISSN
0309-8710

Conference

Title
Recent developments in general relativity, astrophysics and quantum theory.
Dates
14 Mar 1989.
Place
Jerusalem (Israel).

INIS

Country of Publication
Israel
Country of Input or Organization
Israel
INIS RN
25012239
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRODYNAMICS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; TOPOLOGY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; MONOPOLES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES

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