Open AccessA U1 PRINCIPAL BUNDLE THEORY FOR THE BORN-INFELD ELECTRODYNAMICS
Author(s) -
Ying An,
Shi Chen,
Hongxia Guo
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.30.1562
Subject(s) - physics , test particle , quantum electrodynamics , lorentz force , bundle , classical mechanics , electromagnetic field , classical electromagnetism , formalism (music) , equations of motion , mathematical physics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field , art , musical , visual arts , materials science , composite material
A U1-bundle formalism for the Born-Infeld electrodynamics is proposed and the equation of motion for a test particle in the Born-Infeld electromagnetic field is given. There are two forces acting on the test particle, one corresponds to the Lorentz force and the other the Poincaré stress.