Electromagnetic energy-momentum and forces in matter

被引:66
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作者
Obukhov, YN
Hehl, FW
机构
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Fis Teor, BR-01405900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[2] Univ Cologne, Inst Theoret Phys, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
[3] Univ Missouri, Dept Phys & Astron, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
关键词
energy-momentum tensor;
D O I
10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00503-6
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We discuss the electromagnetic energy-momentum distribution and the mechanical forces of the electromagnetic field in material media. There is a long-standing controversy on these notions. The Minkowski and the Abraham energy-momentum tensors are the most well-known ones. We propose a solution of this problem which appears to be natural and self-consistent from both a theoretical and an experimental point of view. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:277 / 284
页数:8
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