Linear pre-metric electrodynamics and deduction of the light cone

Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)

Volumn 11, Issue 10-11, 2002, Pages 717-782

  Rubilar, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Electrodynamics; Light propagation; Pre metric

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; LIGHT PROPAGATION; TENSORS;

LINEAR PRE-METRIC ELECTRODYNAMICS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036944949     PISSN: 00033804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3889(200211)11:10/11<717::AID-ANDP717>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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