Born-Infeld action

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
nonlinear electrodynamics theory
gptkbp:aimsTo remove infinite self-energy of point charges
gptkbp:category gptkb:theoretical_physics
field theory
gptkbp:describes nonlinear generalization of Maxwell's equations
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Leopold_Infeld
gptkb:Max_Born
1934
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Born-Infeld action
gptkbp:influenced D-brane dynamics
gptkbp:LagrangianDensity L = b^2 (1 - sqrt(1 - F_{μν}F^{μν}/b^2))
gptkbp:reduces Maxwell action for weak fields
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkb:Dirac-Born-Infeld_action
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:string_theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dirac-Born-Infeld_action
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6