Mécanique quantique relativisteEn physique théorique, la mécanique quantique relativiste est une théorie qui tente d’unifier les postulats de la mécanique quantique non-relativiste et le principe de relativité restreinte afin de décrire la dynamique quantique d'une particule relativiste, i.e. dont la vitesse classique n'est pas très petite devant la vitesse de la lumière dans le vide. Les équations d'ondes relativistes qui généralisent l'équation de Schrödinger sont : l'équation de Klein-Gordon, qui décrit une particule massive de spin 0 ; l'équation de Dirac, qui décrit une particule massive de spin 1/2.
Mathematical descriptions of the electromagnetic fieldThere are various mathematical descriptions of the electromagnetic field that are used in the study of electromagnetism, one of the four fundamental interactions of nature. In this article, several approaches are discussed, although the equations are in terms of electric and magnetic fields, potentials, and charges with currents, generally speaking. Classical electromagnetism The most common description of the electromagnetic field uses two three-dimensional vector fields called the electric field and the magnetic field.
Electromagnetic stress–energy tensorIn relativistic physics, the electromagnetic stress–energy tensor is the contribution to the stress–energy tensor due to the electromagnetic field. The stress–energy tensor describes the flow of energy and momentum in spacetime. The electromagnetic stress–energy tensor contains the negative of the classical Maxwell stress tensor that governs the electromagnetic interactions. In free space and flat space–time, the electromagnetic stress–energy tensor in SI units is where is the electromagnetic tensor and where is the Minkowski metric tensor of metric signature (− + + +).
