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Isotropy in the Electromagnetic Field

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Scientific Paper
TitleIsotropy in the Electromagnetic Field
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Author(s)David Tombe
Published2019

Abstract

In Part III of his 1861 paper “On Physical Lines of Force”, James Clerk Maxwell introduces the concept of displacement current in connection with the elasticity of the medium for the propagation of light. During the course of Part III, the luminiferous medium changes from an an-isotropic sea of molecular vortices into an isotropic dielectric solid. An attempt will be made to reconcile these two seemingly contradictory mediums.