Published May 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Electrodynamics without potentials

Description

Lagrangian formulation of classical and quantum electrodynamics which does not use potentials is made. Electrodynamics potential-free formulation results in the same physical effects as the standard one, but in potential-free formulation there are no formal difficulties (for example, indefinite metrics). The theory is nonlocal just externally, as theory physical effects do not depend on the selection of integration way. It may be applied to plotting electrodynamics with magnetic charge, at description of electromagnetic interaction in the medium, at introduction of electrodynamics into the standard diagrams of quantum field theory

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Original title (Russian)
Ehlektrodinamika bez potentsialov

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenij, Fizika
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
5
Series
Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved., Fiz.
Journal Page Range
67-73
ISSN
0021-3411
CODEN
IVUFA