Required Revisions to Classical Electromagnetism

Abstract

It is shown that the generally accepted set of Maxwell s equations is incomplete and an additional law pertaining to the divergence of the induced electric field is required. A major implication is that standard derivations of the wave equations given in the literature are invalid. It is also shown that the standard electromagnetic gauge is fundamentally flawed. The scalar and vector potentials can be addressed without the standard gauge concept, which simplifies the standard formalism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 2008
Accession Number
ADA593782

Entities

People

  • Mark A. Johnson
  • Paul J. Cote

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Charge Density
  • Classification
  • Differential Equations
  • Displacement
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetism
  • Equations
  • Law
  • Literature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Physics
  • Special Relativity
  • Standards
  • Wave Equations

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  • Physics

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