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arxiv: physics/9803037 · v1 · submitted 1998-03-25 · ⚛️ physics.class-ph · hep-th· math-ph· math.MP

Double (implicit and explicit) dependence of the electromagnetic field of an accelerated charge on time: Mathematical and physical analysis of the problem

classification ⚛️ physics.class-ph hep-thmath-phmath.MP
keywords fieldchargeinteractionaccelerateddependenceelectromagneticequationsimplicit
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We considered the electromagnetic field of a charge moving with a constant acceleration along an axis. We found that this field obtained from the Li\'enard-Wiechert potentials does not satisfy Maxwell equations if one considers exclusively a retarded interaction (i.e. pure implicit dependence this field on time). We show that if and only if one takes into account both retarded interaction and direct interaction (so called "action-at-a-distance") the field produced by an accelerated charge satisfies Maxwell equations.

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