Abstract
The general properties of the Hertzian electromagnetic potentials and their gauge transformations, recently given by Nisbet, are re-derived in tensor form appropriate to the space-time of special relativity. There appears to be a considerable gain in conciseness and comprehensibility of the general results, although it is recognized that Nisbet’s forms may be those suited to particular applications. Whittaker’s scalar potentials are briefly considered. The theory refers exclusively to flat space-time because the results require covariant differentiation to be commutative, but it is formulated in terms of any curvilinear co-ordinates in such space-time.
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