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For electromagnetic scalar and vector potentials
ϕ
and
A
,
L
=
2
1
m
r
˙
2
−
qϕ
+
q
r
˙
⋅
A
.
(38)
With
E
=
−
∇
ϕ
−
∂
t
A
,
B
=
∇
×
A
,
(39)
the Euler--Lagrange equations give the Lorentz force
m
r
¨
=
q
(
E
+
r
˙
×
B
)
, while the canonical momentum is
p
=
m
r
˙
+
q
A
.
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Gauge variation of the charged-particle Lagrangian
Charged-particle electromagnetic Lagrangian
28
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Charged-particle electromagnetic Lagrangian
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