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A general transport equation is formulated as a generalization of Newton’s first law and the concept of contact forces, and it is shown how one can interpret the Maxwell equations, the inhomogeneous wave equations for the Lorentz-gauge potentials, and the Dirac equation as describing certain underlying transport phenomena in the strong-scattering limit.
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Ribarič, M., Šušteršič, L. Transport-theoretical unification of field equations. Nuov Cim A 104, 1095–1113 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02784492
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