Electromagnetic energy-momentum and forces in matter
Abstract
We discuss the electromagnetic energy-momentum distribution and the mechanical forces of the electromagnetic field in material media. There is a long-standing controversy on these notions. The Minkowski and the Abraham energy-momentum tensors are the most well-known ones. We propose a solution of this problem which appears to be natural and self-consistent from both a theoretical and an experimental point of view.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters A
- Pub Date:
- May 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00503-6
- arXiv:
- arXiv:physics/0303097
- Bibcode:
- 2003PhLA..311..277O
- Keywords:
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- Classical Physics;
- General Physics
- E-Print:
- Revtex, 17 pages, 1 eps figure