Electric-magnetic symmetry and Noether's theorem

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Cameron, Robert P ^a   Barnett, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; HELICITIES; MAGNETIC POTENTIALS; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; NOETHER'S THEOREM;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

EID: 84871914910     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/14/12/123019     Document Type: Article

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