Two charges in an external electromagnetic field : a generalized covariant hamiltonian formulation
Annales de l'institut Henri Poincaré. Section A, Physique Théorique, Tome 31 (1979) no. 2, pp. 115-139.
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Sanz, J. L. Two charges in an external electromagnetic field : a generalized covariant hamiltonian formulation. Annales de l'institut Henri Poincaré. Section A, Physique Théorique, Tome 31 (1979) no. 2, pp. 115-139. http://archive.numdam.org/item/AIHPA_1979__31_2_115_0/

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