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Classical Equations of Motion in Gravitational and Electromagnetic Fields from a Variational Principle
Paul Brackenbracken@panam.eduDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of TexasEdinburg, TX, 78541-2999View full profile →
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- Received:
- 10 Apr 2006
- Published Online:
- 03 Jun 2013
- Article type:
- Original Articles
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- 1726037X.2006.10698515
- Pages:
- 173–181
Abstract
A variational principle which has appeared previously is further developed, made rigorous and applied to a specific Lagrangian. This method produces the equations of motion for a massive, charged particle moving in gravitational and electromagnetic fields. Several interesting consequences of these results are discussed.
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