Covariant formulation of electrodynamics in isotropic media

Abstract

The equations of electromagnetic fields in a medium is usually written in the rest frame of the medium. We outline a method of generalizing the discussion to arbitrary inertial frames. In the discussion, we also include the possibility that the medium is optically active, a possibility that is often overlooked in discussions of electromagnetic fields in a medium.

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• A simple derivation of the electromagnetic field of an arbitrarily moving charge
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