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arxiv: 0803.3304 · v2 · submitted 2008-03-23 · ✦ hep-th

Electromagnetic radiation in even-dimensional spacetimes

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keywords chargedimensionalelectromagneticfieldretardedaccommodatedalgebraicallyarbitrary
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The basic concepts and mathematical constructions of the Maxwell--Lorentz electrodynamics in flat spacetime of an arbitrary even dimension $d=2n$ are briefly reviewed. We show that the retarded field strength ${\cal F}^{(2n)}_{\mu\nu}$ due to a point charge living in a $2n$-dimensional world can be algebraically expressed in terms of the retarded vector potentials ${\cal A}^{(2m)}_{\mu}$ generated by this charge as if it were accommodated in $2m$-dimensional worlds nearby, $2\le m\le n+1$. With this finding, the rate of radiated energy-momentum of the electromagnetic field takes a compact form.

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