An elementary approach to electromagnetic momentum in matter
Classical Physics
2017-03-09 v1
Abstract
We present an elementary discussion of the momentum transferred to a conducting sheet by an electromagnetic wave propagating in a polarizable medium. We show that conservation of momentum is consistent with Minkowski's expression for the momentum density.
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@article{arxiv.1608.01001,
title = {An elementary approach to electromagnetic momentum in matter},
author = {Rodrigo Medina and J. Stephany},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.01001},
year = {2017}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures