Spacetime metric from linear electrodynamics

被引：41

作者：

Obukhov, YN ^{[1
]}

Hehl, FW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cologne, Inst Theoret Phys, D-50923 Cologne, Germany

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS B | 1999年 / 458卷 / 04期

关键词：

electrodynamics; metric; axiomatics; general relativity;

D O I：

10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00643-7

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The Maxwell equations are formulated on an arbitrary (1 + 3)-dimensional manifold. Then, imposing a (constrained) linear constitutive relation between electromagnetic field (E, B) and excitation (D, H), we derive the metric of spacetime therefrom. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页数：5

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