Conservation of angular momentum for systems of charged particles

Barton L. Willis

doi:10.1063/1.528389

Conservation of angular momentum for systems of charged particles

Barton L. Willis

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It is shown that the interaction part of the electromagnetic angular momentum density of a system of charged particles is integrable over any forward light cone. A covariant definition of the mechanical momentum is then given and it is shown that angular momentum is conserved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	732-734
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Mathematical Physics
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.528389
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Mathematical Physics

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