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It is shown that the action of the usual field theory requires the inclusion of two terms in order to be equivalent, in the macroscopic case, to the action proposed by Hoyle & Narlikar (1964c). These actions correspond only to a modified form of Maxwell's equations, which, in consequence, lose their property of conformal invariance. It is also demonstrated how theC-field and electromagnetic field can be brought into unison by an appropriate re-definition of the vector potential. Both field theories can thus be described in terms of one vector Green's function.
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Hobbs, J.M. The contribution of theC-field to the action functional. Int J Theor Phys 9, 157–165 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01807520
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01807520