Comments on 'On Feynman's handwritten notes on electromagnetism and the idea of introducing potentials before fields'
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
European Journal of Physics
Volume
42
Issue
1
DOI
10.1088/1361-6404/aba9f0
Abstract
We address several issues discussed in a recent paper by Heras and Heras (2020 Eur. J. Phys. 41 035202). We offer an interpretation of a somewhat cryptic assertion by Richard P Feynman about reality of the electromagnetic potentials, we discuss the issue of proper definitions in physical science, and we analyze the use of the continuity equation by the authors - relating their paper to the context of a recent paper written by the author of the present comment.
Keywords
charge conservation, electromagnetic potentials, Feynman, operational definitions
Department
Electrical Engineering
Recommended Citation
Art Davis. "Comments on 'On Feynman's handwritten notes on electromagnetism and the idea of introducing potentials before fields'" European Journal of Physics (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aba9f0
