Are Maxwell's equations Lorentz-covariant?

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作者
Redzic, D. V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Belgrade, Fac Phys, POB 44, Beograd 11000, Serbia
关键词
Maxwell's equations; Lorentz-covariance; vector; tensor; Minkowski space;
D O I
10.1088/0143-0807/38/1/015602
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
It is stated in many textbooks that Maxwell's equations are manifestly covariant when written down in tensorial form. We recall that tensorial form of Maxwell's equations does not secure their tensorial contents; they become covariant by postulating certain transformation properties of field functions. That fact should be stressed when teaching about the covariance of Maxwell's equations.
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