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OpenStudy (ivancsc1996):

How are Maxwell's homogeneous equations related to the following?

OpenStudy (ivancsc1996):

\[F_{\mu \nu , \sigma} + F_{\nu \sigma , \mu} + F_{\sigma \mu , \nu} = 0\]

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

by the definition of the electromagnetic tensor \[F ^{\mu \nu} \] namely: \[F ^{\mu \nu}=\partial ^{\mu}A ^{\nu} - \partial ^{\nu} A ^{\mu} \] where \[A ^{\mu} \] is the four vector potential

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

and \[F ^{\mu \nu} \] is the electromagnetic tensor

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[F _{\mu \nu,\sigma}+F _{\nu \sigma,\mu}+F _{\sigma \mu,\nu}=0\] is an expression of Maxwell's equations in 4 dimensional covariant form. Where\[F _{ij,k}=\partial _{k}F _{ij}\] the F's are as stated by @Michele_Laino . So if you plug in the F's as stated above you will get Maxwell's equations.

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