Maxwell's Equations from −¼F²

Statement

Varying ℒ=−¼F_μνF^μν−j^μA_μ recovers the inhomogeneous Maxwell equations, while the homogeneous pair follows identically from F=dA (the Bianchi identity).

Depends on

Euler-Lagrange Equations for Fields, maxwell-equations-integral-differential

Used by

PU-402/L11