The Mechanical Roots of Hehl & Obuchov’s Principles of Electromagnetism - A Contribution to the Unity of Classical Physics
New Visions in Science and Technology Vol. 1,
11 August 2021,
Page 1-17
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nvst/v1/11842D
I examine the relationships of Hehl & Obuchov’s principles of electromagnetism to classical mechanics and show that the most important ones can be reduced to point-mechanical principles as established by Newton, Euler, Lagrange and Helmholtz. This means that the Maxwell-Lorentz equations and the Lorentz force are largely determined by, or at least connected with the laws of classical pointmechanics. This is hopefully a significant step towards the unity of classical physics. A mechanical model of electromagnetic phenomena is not sought for.