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• <strong>Born</strong>-<strong>Infeld</strong> Electrodynamics: self-duality<br />

Canonically conjugate variables<br />

�<br />

H<br />

∂L<br />

=− �<br />

∂B<br />

�<br />

D<br />

Duality transformation<br />

∂L<br />

= �<br />

∂E<br />

� � � �<br />

D+ iB→ e<br />

iθ<br />

( D+ iB)<br />

� � � �<br />

iθ<br />

E + iH → e ( E + iH )<br />

Leads to highly non-trivial and non-linear constraint<br />

� � ��<br />

DH = EB

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