Saturday, 16 February 2019

special relativity - Point charge 4-current derivation


How do I derive that the 4-current of a point charge is $$j^{\mu}(x)=e\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}\dot{z}^{\mu}(s)\delta^4(x-z(s))ds$$ where $\dot{z}^{\mu}(s)$ is the 4-velocity of the charge and $s$ is the proper time?




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