Electromagnetic energy-momentum tensors in media
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2008-09-30 v2 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
It is pointed out that the previous energy-momentum tensors of Minkowski and Abraham for the electromagnetic field in continuous media are based on a covariant formulation which does not reflect a symmetry inherent to the system. Instead, taking into account the intrinsic invariance under Lorentz transformations involving the reduced speed of light in such a medium, a compact and fully consistent theory can be formulated without the old problems.
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@article{arxiv.0805.2606,
title = {Electromagnetic energy-momentum tensors in media},
author = {Finn Ravndal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.2606},
year = {2008}
}
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12 pages, LaTeX; minor text improvements