Can the $2(2j+1)$ component Weinberg-Tucker-Hammer equations describe the electromagnetic field?

TL;DR

The paper demonstrates that the massless spin-1 Weinberg-Tucker-Hammer equations can be reduced to Maxwell's equations, suggesting their potential usefulness in describing electromagnetic phenomena under specific conditions.

Contribution

It shows that Weinberg-Tucker-Hammer equations for massless spin-1 particles can reproduce Maxwell's equations with appropriate conditions, expanding their applicability.

Findings

Weinberg-Tucker-Hammer equations reduce to Maxwell's equations for electromagnetic fields.

The reduction depends on specific choices of field functions and boundary conditions.

Potential applications in describing physical processes involving electromagnetic fields.

Abstract

It is shown that the massless $j=1$ Weinberg-Tucker-Hammer equations reduce to the Maxwell's equations for electromagnetic field under the definite choice of field functions and initial and boundary conditions. Thus, the former appear to be of use in a description of some physical processes for which that could be necessitated or be convenient. The possible consequences are discussed.