Electromagnetic energy, momentum and forces in a dielectric medium with losses

2017/05/23 by Spirichev, Yurii A.
#Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1705.08447

Abstract

From the energy-momentum tensors of the electromagnetic field and the mechanical energy-momentum, the equations of energy conservation and balance of electromagnetic and mechanical forces are obtained. The equation for the Abraham force in a dielectric medium with losses is obtained

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