Eigenvectors and eigenvalues of the electromagnetic field tensor are found with use of a special representation of the electromagnetic field tensor. These are then used to describe, in any frame, the relativistic motion of a charged particle in an arbitrary spatially uniform and static electromagnetic field.
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