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A variational principle in relativistic magnetofluid dynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

I. Merches
I. Merches
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
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Abstract

The definition of the generalized antipotential four-vector makes it possible to give a relativistically covariant variational formulation in the dynamics of ideal charged fluids. A special relativistically covariant form of Maxwell's equation is given. The antipotential four-vector does not explicitly appear in the Lagrangian density. The derivation of the equation of motion of a single charged particle is given, to illustrate the theory.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1979 , pp. 511 - 517
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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