1.II .34E. 34 \mathrm{E} \quad

Electrodynamics | Part II, 2006

S\mathcal{S} and S\mathcal{S}^{\prime} are two reference frames with S\mathcal{S}^{\prime} moving with constant speed vv in the xx-direction relative to S\mathcal{S}. The co-ordinates xax^{a} and xa{x^{\prime}}^{a} are related by dxa=Labdxbd x^{\prime a}=L^{a}{ }_{b} d x^{b} where

Lba=(γγv00γvγ0000100001)L_{b}^{a}=\left(\begin{array}{cccc} \gamma & -\gamma v & 0 & 0 \\ -\gamma v & \gamma & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right)

and γ=(1v2)1/2\gamma=\left(1-v^{2}\right)^{-1 / 2}. What is the transformation rule for the scalar potential φ\varphi and vector potential A between the two frames?

As seen in S\mathcal{S}^{\prime} there is an infinite uniform stationary distribution of charge along the xx-axis with uniform line density σ\sigma. Determine the electric and magnetic fields E\mathbf{E} and B both in S\mathcal{S}^{\prime} and S\mathcal{S}. Check your answer by verifying explicitly the invariance of the two quadratic Lorentz invariants.

Comment briefly on the limit v1|v| \ll 1.

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