Electromagnetic stress tensor in ponderable media
Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 8, pp. 5193-5198 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.005193
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Abstract
We derive an expression for the Maxwell stress tensor in a magnetic dielectric medium specified by its permittivity ε and permeability µ. The derivation proceeds from the generalized form of the Lorentz law, which specifies the force exerted by the electromagnetic E and H fields on the polarization P and magnetization M of a ponderable medium. Our stress tensor differs from the well-known tensors of Abraham and Minkowski, which have been at the center of a century-old controversy surrounding the momentum of the electromagnetic field in transparent materials.
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OCIS Codes
(140.7010) Lasers and laser optics : Laser trapping
(260.2110) Physical optics : Electromagnetic optics
ToC Category:
Physical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: November 27, 2007
Revised Manuscript: March 25, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: March 27, 2008
Published: April 1, 2008
Citation
Masud Mansuripur, "Electromagnetic stress tensor in ponderable media," Opt. Express 16, 5193-5198 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-8-5193
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