Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields
In this work, we study the behavior of elementary electromagnetic sources, i.e., pointlike electric charges and intrinsic magnetic dipoles, in the presence of homogeneous electromagnetic fields in a classical and covariant setting. We show that the respective evolution equations for both kinds of so...
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| description | In this work, we study the behavior of elementary electromagnetic sources, i.e., pointlike electric charges and intrinsic magnetic dipoles, in the presence of homogeneous electromagnetic fields in a classical and covariant setting. We show that the respective evolution equations for both kinds of sources can be formulated using a single Lorentz-like transformation with suitably adjusted parameters, thereby unifying the fundamental behavior of these intrinsic particle properties. We arrive at this description by expressing the evolution of the electric sources, governed by the Lorentz force, as a series of infinitesimal boosts and rotations acting on them, with the electric and magnetic field as the corresponding parameters. Upon suitable adjustments, we find a new effective Lorentz-like transformation, applicable to both electric and magnetic sources. We provide the results using both the tensorial and pseudovector representation of the magnetic sources. Finally, we obtain a nonrelativistic limit of the evolution equation for magnetic sources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-352fc0aa89e649a19cca8dede8b9afbf2025-08-20T03:30:49ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-07-017303308610.1103/s7xn-nfttUnified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fieldsIvanina IlievaCarsten RockstuhlIvan Fernandez-CorbatonIn this work, we study the behavior of elementary electromagnetic sources, i.e., pointlike electric charges and intrinsic magnetic dipoles, in the presence of homogeneous electromagnetic fields in a classical and covariant setting. We show that the respective evolution equations for both kinds of sources can be formulated using a single Lorentz-like transformation with suitably adjusted parameters, thereby unifying the fundamental behavior of these intrinsic particle properties. We arrive at this description by expressing the evolution of the electric sources, governed by the Lorentz force, as a series of infinitesimal boosts and rotations acting on them, with the electric and magnetic field as the corresponding parameters. Upon suitable adjustments, we find a new effective Lorentz-like transformation, applicable to both electric and magnetic sources. We provide the results using both the tensorial and pseudovector representation of the magnetic sources. Finally, we obtain a nonrelativistic limit of the evolution equation for magnetic sources.http://doi.org/10.1103/s7xn-nftt |
| spellingShingle | Ivanina Ilieva Carsten Rockstuhl Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields Physical Review Research |
| title | Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields |
| title_full | Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields |
| title_fullStr | Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields |
| title_short | Unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields |
| title_sort | unified evolution of electromagnetic sources in homogeneous fields |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/s7xn-nftt |
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