Maxwell’s Equations in a Vacuum as a Consequence of the Lorentz Transformation

Abstract

Peter M. Enders and Anar Kabdygalievna Tulegenova

This article considers implications of the Lorentz transformation for Lorentz covariant scalar and real-valued vector field theories. The Maxwell-Heaviside equations in a vacuum appear as a consequence of the restrictions imposed upon the latter ones. This suggests a discrepancy between the historical development of, and the logical relationship between Maxwell’s electrodynamics and special theory of relativity. The results for the Maxwell-Heaviside equations in a vacuum cum grano salis apply to Heaviside’s gravito electromagnetic equations as well.

PDF