Evolution of current density and EM field

Related evolution of a matter density under Newtonian gravity.
Given a Lorentzian manifold representing spacetime, an electromagnetic field is a 2-form F satisfying Maxwell equations

dF=0,dF=J,

where J is a vector field called current density, which represents the source of the field.

How do we calculate the evolution of F and J with respect to time, provided J|t=0?

  1. Solve Maxwell's equations to determine the initial F, given the initial J and any boundary conditions. We are assuming J is constant, with value J|t=0, for a small time interval.
  2. Solve the Lorentz force law or the Vlasov equation to update the motion of the charged particles (and hence J).
    1. If modeling discrete particles, use the Lorentz force law to evolve the 4-velocity uμ of each particle
    2. If modeling a charged fluid, solve the fluid equations coupled with the Lorentz force:
    νTμν=F νμJν,where Tμν is the energy-momentum tensor of the fluid (is this Vlasov equation?).
  3. Use the updated J to recalculate F from Maxwell's equations.
  4. Iterate this process, ensuring that the continuity equation is always satisfied.