"Lorenz gauge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lorenz gauges [plural]
Etymology: Named after Ludvig Lorenz. This is a different person than Hendrik Antoon Lorentz for whom the Lorentz group is named. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lorenz gauge (plural Lorenz gauges)
  1. (electromagnetism) A partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group. Wikipedia link: Ludvig Lorenz Categories (topical): Electromagnetism
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