After finding the really self-consistent electromagnetic equations for a plasma, we proceed in a similar fashion to find how the magnetohydrodynamical equations have to be modified accordingly. Substantially this is d...After finding the really self-consistent electromagnetic equations for a plasma, we proceed in a similar fashion to find how the magnetohydrodynamical equations have to be modified accordingly. Substantially this is done by replacing the "Lorentz" force equation by the correct (in our case) force equation. Formally we have to use the vector potential instead of the magnetic field intensity. The appearance of the formulae presented is the one of classical vector analysis. We thus find a set of eight equations in eight unknowns, as previously known concerning the traditional MHD equations.展开更多
The set of equations governing a system consisting of an electromagnetic field plus charges in it is obtainedby varying the appropriate action. It is not assumed that the currents are given, which in fact leads to the...The set of equations governing a system consisting of an electromagnetic field plus charges in it is obtainedby varying the appropriate action. It is not assumed that the currents are given, which in fact leads to the Maxwellequations governing the fields. Nor is it assumed that the fields are given, which in fact would lead to the determinationof the motions of the charges (the currents) through the Lorentz force. On the contrary, currents and fields are left freeto interplay, and they can be found simultaneously from the equations obtained.展开更多
文摘After finding the really self-consistent electromagnetic equations for a plasma, we proceed in a similar fashion to find how the magnetohydrodynamical equations have to be modified accordingly. Substantially this is done by replacing the "Lorentz" force equation by the correct (in our case) force equation. Formally we have to use the vector potential instead of the magnetic field intensity. The appearance of the formulae presented is the one of classical vector analysis. We thus find a set of eight equations in eight unknowns, as previously known concerning the traditional MHD equations.
文摘The set of equations governing a system consisting of an electromagnetic field plus charges in it is obtainedby varying the appropriate action. It is not assumed that the currents are given, which in fact leads to the Maxwellequations governing the fields. Nor is it assumed that the fields are given, which in fact would lead to the determinationof the motions of the charges (the currents) through the Lorentz force. On the contrary, currents and fields are left freeto interplay, and they can be found simultaneously from the equations obtained.
