On Lorentz and Einstein-Laub forces in material media
Classical Physics
2012-08-28 v1
Abstract
As a continuation of the discussion started in (M. Mansuripur, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 193901 (2012)), we show that the approach based on Lorentz force law in material media, like Einstein-Laub expression for electromagnetic force, gives relativistically consistent results, when the contribution of hidden momentum is properly accounted for. An expression for the torque on point-like electric/magnetic dipole is derived, which is compatible with both the Lorentz and Einstein-Laub approaches.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1208.5296,
title = {On Lorentz and Einstein-Laub forces in material media},
author = {Alexander Kholmetskii and Oleg Missevitch and Tolga Yarman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.5296},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. on 8 Juny, 2012; rejected on 29 Juny, 2012