antisymmetric 4 × 4 tensor defined as
F:=[0jEx/c0jEy/c0jEz/c0−jEx/c00Bz−By−jEy/c0−Bz0Bx−jEz/c0By−Bx0]
where →E=(Ex,Ey,Ez) is the electric field strength, →B=(Bx,By,Bz) is the magnetic flux density, j is the imaginary unit, and c0 is the speed of light in vacuum
Note 1 to entry: The electromagnetic field tensor is equal to the four-rotation of the electromagnetic four-potential: F=Rot.
Note 2 to entry: The Maxwell equations can be derived from the four-divergence of the electromagnetic field tensor and the four-current density using the Lorenz convention by the relation .
Note 3 to entry: The coherent SI unit of electromagnetic field tensor is tesla, .
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