Moving Manifolds in Electromagnetic Fields

Abstract

We propose dynamic non-linear equations for moving surfaces in electromagnetic field. The field is induced by a material body with a boundary of the surface. Correspondingly the potential energy, set by the field at the boundary, can be written as an addition of four-potential times four-current to a contraction of electromagnetic tensor. Proper application of minimal action principle to the system Lagrangian yields dynamic non-linear equations for moving three dimensional manifolds in electromagnetic fields. The equations, in different conditions simplify to Maxwell equations for massless three surfaces, to Euler equations for dynamic fluid, to magneto-hydrodynamic equations and to Poisson-Boltzmann equation. To illustrate effectiveness of the equations of motion we apply the formalism to analyze dynamics of macro-molecules and membranes.