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XI.—Electromagnetic Phenomena in a Uniform Gravitational Field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

D. Meksyn
D. Meksyn
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Mathematical Department, Edinburgh University
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In two recent papers Professor E. T. Whittaker has solved the electromagnetic equations for the case of a uniform gravitational field. The fundamental tensor associated with such a field makes the Riemannian tensor vanish, since such a field can be transformed away by a suitable choice of coordinates. This property enables us to find the electromagnetic field in a uniform gravitational field without solving Maxwell's equations, but by a mere transformation of co-ordinates.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 51 , 1932 , pp. 71 - 79
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1932

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page 71 note * Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 116, p. 720; A, 120, p. 1.

page 72 note * Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 116, p. 722.

page 76 note * Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 120, p. 6.

page 79 note * Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 116, p. 723.