The use of differential forms in electromagnetics

Authors
Hammond, P
Citation
P. Hammond, The use of differential forms in electromagnetics, COMPEL, 19(2), 2000, pp. 155-164
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
COMPEL-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR COMPUTATION AND MATHEMATICS IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
03321649 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
155 - 164
Database
ISI
SICI code
0332-1649(2000)19:2<155:TUODFI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The use of differential forms in describing electromagnetic fields has many advantages. It avoids the ambiguities and contradictions that can arise in vector algebra and it greatly simplifies the mathematical processes. Even more important is the fact that differential forms show the close connectio ns between the geometry of space and time and the physical phenomena of ele ctromagnetism.