On the "Universality" of the Form of Maxwell's Equations

TL;DR

This paper offers a new derivation of Maxwell's equations, examining the implications of their universality, including the inevitability of Lorentz transformations and the inconsistency of Newtonian physics.

Contribution

It provides an alternative derivation of Maxwell's equations and discusses the foundational implications of their universality.

Findings

Maxwell's equations imply Lorentz transformations.

They highlight the inconsistency of Newtonian physics.

The derivation supports the universality of electromagnetic laws.

Abstract

Many papers have been published over the years that either conjecture or even (claim to) prove the universality of the form of Maxwell's equations. We present yet another derivation of Maxwell's equations and discuss the conclusions suggested by Maxwell universality, namely the logical inevitability of the Lorentz transformations and the mathematical inconsistency of Newtonian physics.