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Well we start out with
[tex]-\frac {d} {dt} \int_{V}^{} \sigma dV = \int_{\Pi}^{} \vec{J} \cdot d\vec{\Pi}[/tex]
Using the Gauss theorem
[tex]\int_{V}^{} (\frac{ \partial {\sigma}}{ \partial {t}} + div \vec{J}) dV = 0[/tex]
so
[tex]\frac{ \partial {\sigma}}{ \partial {t}} + div \vec{J} = 0[/tex]
and written in 4D..
[tex]\frac{ \partial {J^n}}{ \partial {x^n}} = 0 \qquad\quad\ (n = 0,1,2,3)[/tex]
I can't seem to get my head around that last step. How does it expand out?
[tex]-\frac {d} {dt} \int_{V}^{} \sigma dV = \int_{\Pi}^{} \vec{J} \cdot d\vec{\Pi}[/tex]
Using the Gauss theorem
[tex]\int_{V}^{} (\frac{ \partial {\sigma}}{ \partial {t}} + div \vec{J}) dV = 0[/tex]
so
[tex]\frac{ \partial {\sigma}}{ \partial {t}} + div \vec{J} = 0[/tex]
and written in 4D..
[tex]\frac{ \partial {J^n}}{ \partial {x^n}} = 0 \qquad\quad\ (n = 0,1,2,3)[/tex]
I can't seem to get my head around that last step. How does it expand out?
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