The transformation properties of the single complex quantity, introduced by Green and Wolf to describe the electromagnetic field, are investigated and the physical energy-momentum tensor of this field is derived in terms of the scalar theory. In particular, it is found that the energy density, as defined in the previous paper, is identical with that given by the physical energy-momentum tensor ...

The rate of pair production of open strings in general uniform electromagnetic fields is calculated in various space-time dimensions. The corrections with respect to the case of pure electric backgrounds are displayed. In particular, a contribution in the form of a Born-Infeld action is derived and its role in the present context emphasized

A primordial magnetic field may be generated during an inflationary period if conformal invariance is broken. We reexamine and generalize previous results about the magnetic field produced by couplings of the form RFμνF μν . We show that the amplitude of the magnetic field depends strongly on n. For adequate values of n the field produced can serve as seed for galactic magnetic fields. We also ...

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