Chapter 11: Relativistic E & M
The Unification of Special Relativity
In our brief tour of relativistic electromagnetism, we have seen how special relativity unifies physical concepts previously regarded as separate. Space and time become spacetime. Energy and momentum become 4-momentum. Charge and current densities become the 4-current density. The scalar and vector potentials become the 4-potential. And, finally, the electric and magnetic fields become the electromagnetic field tensor.