Hamiltonian Formulation of Action-at-a-Distance in Electrodynamics

DOI10.1063/1.1703784zbMath0102.20704OpenAlexW2065112792MaRDI QIDQ3285332

Edward H. Kerner

Publication date: 1962

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1703784

zbMATH Keywords

classical field theory and relativity theory

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