On the electromagnetic energies and forces

Authors

  • Tamás Matolcsi Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.1021A2

Keywords:

Electrostatic energy, electrostatic forces, extraneous and self, energy-momentum tensor, Poynting vector

Abstract

The problem of the "infinite electric energy" of a point charge is well known in connection with the Lorentz--Abraham--Dirac equation and, more significantly, in quantum electrodynamics. Though it is not stated usually, this is strongly related to the old problem of what the electromagnetic energy-momentum tensor is. Electromagnetic energies and forces will be examined thoroughly from a new point of view in the framework of Distribution Theory.

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Published

2024-01-26

Issue

Vol. 102 No. 1 (2024)

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