25 citations · 33 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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physics.hist-ph2018★ 8 cited
When Fields Are Not Degrees of Freedom
Vera Hartenstein, Mario Hubert
We show that in the Maxwell-Lorentz theory of classical electrodynamics most initial values for fields and particles lead to an ill-defined dynamics, as they exhibit singularities…
math-ph2016★ 25 cited
On the initial value formulation of classical electrodynamics
Dirk-André Deckert, Vera Hartenstein
We describe a seemingly unnoticed feature of the text-book Maxwell-Lorentz system of classical electrodynamics which challenges its formulation in terms of an initial value problem…