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James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) was one of the major contributors to physics in the nineteenth century. Although he died young, he made major contributions to the development of the kinetic theory of gases, to the understanding of color vision, and to understanding the nature of Saturn's rings. He is probably best known for having combined existing knowledge on the laws of electricity and magnetism with his insights into a complete overarching electromagnetic theory, which is represented by...
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Extended Maxwell equations derived from spacetime geometry.

Baoxia Su1

  • 1Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. subaoxia@163.com.

Scientific Reports
|June 13, 2026
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This study unifies electromagnetic and gravitational interactions using relativistic spacetime geometry. It explains why like charges repel and masses attract through derived extended Maxwell equations, offering a new perspective on fundamental forces.

Keywords:
Axiomatic derivationExtended Lorentz vectorExtended Maxwell equationQuasi-chargeSpacetime curlSpacetime product

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Area of Science:

  • Theoretical Physics
  • Classical Electromagnetism
  • Gravitational Theory

Background:

  • The fundamental question of why like charges repel while like masses attract remains a key challenge in physics.
  • Existing theories for electromagnetism and gravity are largely separate, lacking a unified relativistic description in the classical regime.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a unified relativistic description of electromagnetic and gravitational interactions.
  • To address the fundamental question of the opposing behaviors of like charges and masses.
  • To derive a classical framework from axiomatic postulates without ad hoc parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Formulation of a flat spacetime geometry tailored to special relativity.
  • Introduction of intrinsic spacetime product and spacetime curl operations.
  • Rigorous derivation of four extended Maxwell equations from three axiomatic postulates.

Main Results:

  • Simultaneous recovery of electromagnetic and gravitational interactions, including their mirror-symmetric counterparts.
  • Resolution of the fundamental question regarding charge-mass interaction behavior.
  • Demonstration of consistency with the principle of relativity via a thought experiment.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed axiomatic derivation provides a geometrically grounded, unified description of long-range interactions.
  • The framework offers a transparent foundation for future theoretical extensions in classical physics.
  • A unified charge system is proposed to facilitate the unified description of these forces.