 Electromagnetic jump conditions across a normally moving plane (source code)

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= Electromagnetic jump conditions across a normally moving plane

If a plane is stationary in one frame and an observer moves normally to it with velocity $\mathbf v$, then
$$
[B'_n]=0,
\qquad
[\mathbf E'_t]=\mathbf v\mathbin\times[\mathbf B'_t].
$$
The second relation accounts for the magnetic-field discontinuity moving through the observer's frame.

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