 Covariant Maxwell equation with the minus-plus-plus-plus metric (source code)

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= Covariant Maxwell equation with the minus-plus-plus-plus metric
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With metric signature $(-,+,+,+)$, $A_0=-\Phi/c$, and $j^\mu=(c\rho,J)$, the field tensor satisfies
$$
\partial_\nu F^{\mu\nu}=\mu_0j^\mu,
\qquad
\partial_{[\lambda}F_{\mu\nu]}=0.
$$
Its components are $F_{0i}=-E_i/c$ and $F_{ij}=\epsilon_{ijk}B_k$, so these tensor equations reproduce all four Maxwell equations.

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