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Constraints on the structure of relativistic classical fields

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The equations of motion of relativistic classical linear fields are discussed. It is proved that if some additional postulates are satisfled then the laws of systems of this kind of classical fields are completely analogous to those of classical electrodynamics. Implications on other classical field theories are discussed.

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  1. Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Comay, E. Constraints on the structure of relativistic classical fields. Acta Physica Hungarica 67, 311–320 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03155812

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