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Primary momentum constraint of the electromagnetic potential (Π0=0)

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The Maxwell Lagrangian density contains no time derivative of A0​, so its canonical momentum vanishes. The condition is a first-class constraint. Its time preservation yields the Gauss law constraint in gauge theory; A0​ acts as the corresponding multiplier in the Hamiltonian.

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