If we apply the transformations in §3 to these equations, and if we
refer the electromagnetic processes to the co-ordinate system moving
with velocity _v_, we obtain,
$$ \frac {1}{c} \frac {\partial}{\partial \tau} [X, \beta (Y - \frac
{v}{c} N), \beta (Z + \frac {v}{c} M)] = \begin{vmatrix} \frac
{\partial}{\partial \xi} & \frac {\partial}{\partial \eta} & \frac
{\partial}{\partial \zeta} L & \beta(M + \frac {v}{c} Z) & \beta(N -
\frac {v}{c} Y) \end{vmatrix}
and
$$ \frac {1}{c} \frac {\partial}{\partial \tau} [L, \beta(M + \frac
{v}{c} Z), \beta(N - \frac {v}{c} Y)] = - \begin{vmatrix} \frac
{\partial}{\partial \xi} & \frac {\partial}{\partial \eta} & \frac
{\partial}{\partial \zeta} X & \beta(Y - \frac {v}{c} N) & \beta(Z +
\frac {v}{c} M) \end{vmatrix} $$ ... (2)
where
$$ \beta = \frac {1}{\sqrt {1 - \frac {v^2}{c^2}}} $$
The principle of Relativity requires that the Maxwell-Hertzian equations
for pure vacuum shall hold also for the system k, if they hold for the
system K, _i.e._, for the vectors of the electric and magnetic forces
acting upon electric and magnetic masses in the moving system k, which
are defined by their pondermotive reaction, the same equations hold, ...
_i.e._ ...
$$ \frac {1}{c} \frac {\partial}{\partial \tau} (X', Y', Z')
= \begin{vmatrix} \frac {\partial}{\partial \xi} & \frac
{\partial}{\partial \eta} & \frac {\partial}{\partial \zeta} L' & M' &
N' \end{vmatrix} $$ ,
$$ \frac {1}{c} \frac {\partial}{\partial \tau} (L', M', N') =
- \begin{vmatrix} \frac {\partial}{\partial \xi} & \frac
{\partial}{\partial \eta} & \frac {\partial}{\partial \zeta} X' & Y' &
Z' \end{vmatrix} $$ ... (3)
Clearly both the systems of equations (2) and (3) developed for the
system k shall express the same things, for both of these systems are
equivalent to the Maxwell-Hertzian equations for the system K. Since
both the systems of equations (2) and (3) agree up to the symbols
representing the vectors, it follows that the functions occurring at
corresponding places will agree up to a certain factor ψ(_v_), which
depends only on _v_, and is independent of (ξ, η, ζ, τ). Hence the
relations,
_v_ _v_
[X′, Y′, Z′] = ψ (_v_) [X, β(Y - ----- N), β(Z + ------ M)],
_c_ _c_
_v_ _v_
[L′, M′, N′] = ψ (_v_) [L, β(M - ----- Z), β(N + ----- Y)],
_c_ _c_
Then by reasoning similar to that followed in §(3), it can be shown that
ψ(_v_) = 1.
_v_ _v_
[X′, Y′, Z′] = [X, β(Y - ----- N), β(Z + ------ M)]
_c_ _c_
_v_ _v_
[L′, M′, N′] = [L, β(M - ------ Z), β(N + ----- Y)],
_c_ _c_
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