Energy-momentum tensor of the electromagnetic field

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1691-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Horndeski ◽  
J. Wainwright
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Momentum Tensor

scholarly journals TORSION AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

1999 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. C. DE ANDRADE ◽  
J. G. PEREIRA
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Gauge Invariance ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Local Gauge ◽  
Local Gauge Invariance

In the framework of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, we study the dynamics of a gravitationally coupled electromagnetic field. It is shown that the electromagnetic field is able not only to couple to torsion, but also, through its energy–momentum tensor, produce torsion. Furthermore, it is shown that the coupling of the electromagnetic field with torsion preserves the local gauge invariance of Maxwell's theory.

The Maxwell equations

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Deruelle ◽  
Jean-Philippe Uzan
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Variational Principle ◽  
Maxwell Equations ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Field Energy ◽  
Total Charge ◽  
Faraday’S Law ◽  
System Energy

This chapter presents Maxwell equations determining the electromagnetic field created by an ensemble of charges. It also derives these equations from the variational principle. The chapter studies the equation’s invariances: gauge invariance and invariance under Poincaré transformations. These allow us to derive the conservation laws for the total charge of the system and also for the system energy, momentum, and angular momentum. To begin, the chapter introduces the first group of Maxwell equations: Gauss’s law of magnetism, and Faraday’s law of induction. It then discusses current and charge conservation, a second set of Maxwell equations, and finally the field–energy momentum tensor.

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