On The Electrodynamics Of Moving Bodies Part:10
ยง 9. Transformation of the Maxwell-Hertz Equations when Convection-Currents are Taken into Account
We start from the equations
where
denotes 4ฯ times the density of electricity, and (ux,uy, uz) the velocity-vector of the charge. If we imagine the electric charges to be invariably coupled to small rigid bodies (ions, electrons), these equations are the electromagnetic basis of the Lorentzian electrodynamics and optics of moving bodies.
Let these equations be valid in the system K, and transform them, with the assistance of the equations of transformation given in ยงยง 3 and 6, to the system k. We then obtain the equations
where
and
Sinceโas follows from the theorem of addition of velocities (ยง 5)โthe vector (uฮพ, uฮท, uฮถ ) is nothing else than the velocity of the electric charge, measured in the system k, we have the proof that, on the basis of our kinematical principles, the electrodynamic foundation of Lorentzโs theory of the electrodynamics of moving bodies is in agreement with the principle of relativity.
In addition I may briefly remark that the following important law may easily be deduced from the developed equations: If an electrically charged body is in motion anywhere in space without altering its charge when regarded from a system of co-ordinates moving with the body, its charge also remainsโwhen regarded from the โstationaryโ system Kโconstant.
No comments: