Amos Harpaz 2002 Eur. J. Phys. 23 263 doi:10.1088/0143-0807/23/3/304
Amos Harpaz
Show affiliationsThe concept of a `field' is analysed, in connection with different physical situations, specifically, concerning the creation of radiation. The role of a field in relativistic physics shows that it is an independent physical entity that should be considered on the same grounds as matter particles.
Issue 3 (May 2002)
Received 10 January 2002
Published 27 March 2002
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