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The Lie algebras associated with infinitesimal symmetry transformations of third-order differential equations of interest to classical electrodynamics and stochastic electrodynamics have been obtained. The structure constants for a general case are presented and the Lie algebra for each particular application is easily achieved. By the method used here it is not necessary to know the explicit expressions of the infinitesimal generators in order to determine the structure constants of the Lie algebra.
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Neto, J.J.S., Vianna, J.D.M. Lie algebras of classical and stochastic electrodynamics. Int J Theor Phys 33, 599–612 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670519
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