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Space and time ambiguities in vacuum electrodynamics

Authors :
Goulart, Érico
Bittencourt, Eduardo
Source :
2021 Class. Quantum Grav. 38 145029
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

It is shown that every regular electromagnetic field in vacuum identically satisfy Maxwell equations in a new manifold where the roles of space and time have been exchanged. The new metric is Lorentzian, depends on the particular solution and forces the flow of time to tilt somehow in the direction of the field lines. We give a detailed description of the transformation and discuss several of its properties, both in the algebraic and differential settings. Examples are given where the new metrics are explicitly computed and carefully analyzed. We conclude with possible applications of the transformation as well as future perspectives.<br />Comment: 22 pages

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
2021 Class. Quantum Grav. 38 145029
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2010.14936
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac08a9