Abstract
Time-dependent Beltrami fields in free space follow very naturally from the Maxwell postulates. In this paper, a comprehensive but elementary treatment of time-dependent Beltrami fields in material continua is enunciated. Field equations in free space have been derived and solved, and a scheme for the general representation of Beltrami fields has been given. Field relations in material continua have been set up in the form of Beltrami-Maxwell postulates, along with appropriate constitutive relations for linear materials. Monochromatic Beltrami field formulation in free space as well as in linear materials has been accomplished. The Mossotti-Clausius model, to enable the transition from the microscopic to the macroscopic length scales, has been given entirely in terms of Beltrami fields.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 369-394 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiation
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Instrumentation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering