Space–time diagram approach in derivation of Lienard–Wiechert potential for a moving point charge
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Abstract
In classical electrodynamics, electric and magnetic fields at a point due to moving charges are calculated from the electric scalar potential and magnetic vector potential. For a moving point charge, this potential is known as Lienard–Wiechert potential and is derived in many different ways in textbooks. In this paper, we derive the retarded Lienard–Wiechert potential in a new graphical manner using space–time diagrams so that the derivation becomes more appealing and we can visualize the reason for the presence of an additional velocity-dependant factor in the denominator of the expression for the Lienard–Wiechert potential. The derivation is valid even for charged particles moving at relativistic speeds.
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