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The wave-function description of the electromagnetic field

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For an arbitrary electromagnetic field, we define a prepotential SS, which is a complex-valued function of spacetime. The prepotential is a modification of the two scalar potential functions introduced by E. T. Whittaker. The prepotential is Lorentz covariant under a spin half representation. For a moving charge and any observer, we obtain a complex dimensionless scalar. The prepotential is a function of this dimensionless scalar. The prepotential SS of an arbitrary electromagnetic field is described as an integral over the charges generating the field. The Faraday vector at each point may be derived from SS by a convolution of the differential operator with the alpha matrices of Dirac. Some explicit examples will be calculated. We also present the Maxwell equations for the prepotential

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