Lorentz transformations of the electromagnetic field for beginners
The relativistic transformations for the electric and magnetic fields are obtained without mention of test charges or transformation properties of the sources, in a way which is suitable for a beginner's course. The transformation laws follow from the fact that an electromagnetic plane wave is...
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| Sumario: | The relativistic transformations for the electric and magnetic fields are obtained without mention of test charges or transformation properties of the sources, in a way which is suitable for a beginner's course. The transformation laws follow from the fact that an electromagnetic plane wave is plane in every inertial reference system. © 1997 American Association of Physics Teachers. |
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