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Term: electromagnetic field tensor
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Symbol: F
Definition: antisymmetric 4 × 4 tensor defined as

F:=[ 0 j E x / c 0 j E y / c 0 j E z / c 0 j E x / c 0 0 B z B y j E y / c 0 B z 0 B x j E z / c 0 B y B x 0 ]

where E =( E x , E y , E z ) is the electric field strength, B =( B x , B y , B z ) is the magnetic flux density, j is the imaginary unit, and c 0 is the speed of light in vacuum

Note 1 to entry: The electromagnetic field tensor is equal to the four-rotation of the electromagnetic four-potential: F=Rot A _ _ .

Note 2 to entry: The Maxwell equations can be derived from the four-divergence of the electromagnetic field tensor and the four-current density using the Lorenz convention by the relation DivF=DivRot A _ _ =GradDiv A _ _ A _ _ = A _ _ = μ 0 J _ _ .

Note 3 to entry: The coherent SI unit of electromagnetic field tensor is tesla, T=Vs m −2 .


Publication date:2022-06
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