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Let the column vectors
describe an electromagnetic field. Denoting the space coordinates by x 1, x 2, x 3 and the time by t we put
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John, F. (1985). The Initial Value Problem for Maxwell’s Equations for Two Media Separated by a Plane. In: Moser, J. (eds) Fritz John. Contemporary Mathematicians. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5406-5_20
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