Abstract
The electromagnetic field in a linear, inhomogeneous, isotropic, and nonmagnetic dielectric is considered. It is shown that the vectorial wave equation for the electric field can apparently be derived on the basis of a principle of minimum divergence of the field. It is argued that this principle is preferable to the recently suggested method of obtaining the scalar wave equation by a principle of minimum Fisher information.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Optical Society of America. Journal A: Optics, Image Science, and Vision |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 750-754 |
| ISSN | 1084-7529 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
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