The Secret Life of the Dipole
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
A new force on the magnetic dipole, which exists in the presence of both electric and magnetic fields, is described. Its origin due to the `hidden momentum', implications and possible experimental tests are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9812111,
title = {The Secret Life of the Dipole},
author = {Jeeva S. Anandan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9812111},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, latex. A shorter version of this article, but with two figures, appeared in Nature, vol. 387, 558-559 (5 June 1997)