Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / ib / Paper 3 / 15D / b / Solution

The inverse Lorentz transformation of electromagnetic fields, from the primed rest frame to the unprimed frame, givesandEquivalently, $\mathbf{B}=\gamma \mathbf{v}\times {\mathbf{E}}^{\prime }/c^2$ for $\mathbf{v}=v{\mathbf{e}}_x$.

Using $1/{\mu }_0={ϵ}_0{c}^2$ and ${\gamma }^2=(1-v^2/c^2{)}^{-1}$,

The primed field is static, so $w$ depends on $t,x$ throughand has no explicit $t^{\prime }$ dependence. The chain rule givesConsequentlyThus the field-energy profile is transported rigidly with velocity $v{\mathbf{e}}_x$.