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Proof of the uniqueness of the electromagnetic energy momentum tensor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

C. D. Collinson
C. D. Collinson
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Hull, England
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Abstract

An alternative to Fock's proof of the uniqueness of the electromagnetic energy momentum tensor is presented. The proof is four-dimensional and is applicable in the curved space-time of general relativity.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , September 1969 , pp. 437 - 438
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1969

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