B or H as the basic field in electromagnetism
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 54 (4) , 4368-4370
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.54.4368
Abstract
In the past, H was considered as a basic field in electromagnetism and B as a derived quantity. In modern times the inverse situation prevails. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these possibilities and we develop for Maxwell’s equations a manifestly covariant formalism using E andH as primary fields and D and B as derived quantities. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Keywords
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