On the electromagnetic force on a polarizable body
Materials Science
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
The force on a macroscopic polarizable body in an inhomogenous electromagnetic field is calculated for three simple exactly solvable situations. Comparing different approaches we pinpoint possible pitfalls and resolve recent confusion about the force density in ferrofluids.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0105265,
title = {On the electromagnetic force on a polarizable body},
author = {A. Engel and R. Friedrichs},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0105265},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Am. J. Phys