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View SchemaIs the number of Photons a Classical Invariant?
| Authors | J. E. Avron, E. Berg, D. Goldsmith, A. Gordon |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9810039 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9810039 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/20/3/304 |
| Journal | European J. Phys. vol. 20, 153-159, (1999) |
Abstract
We describe an apparent puzzle in classical electrodynamics and its resolution. It is concerned with the Lorentz invariance of the classical analog of the number of photons.
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