2011/03/11 by Z. Y. Wang, Zhong-Yue Wang, P. Y. Wang +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2010.12.018
published as Optik, volume 122, issue 22 (2011), pages 1994-1996 · 18 pages, 4 figures, accepted by Optik
openalex publication_date 2011/03/11 · arxiv created 2011/03/18 · arxiv updated 2011/10/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Abraham-Minkowski dilemma concerning the momentum of light within dielectric materials has persisted over 100 years[1]-[2] and conflicting experiments were reported until recently[3]-[4]. We perform a reversed Fizeau experiment to test the composition law of light speeds in media and the result accords with extended Lorentz transformations where the light speed c is changed to c/n. This is a crucial evidence that Minkowski's formulation p=nE/c should be correct although the momentum is not measured directly. By the way, the energy velocity of an electromagnetic field transferred along good conductors may be much faster than c and people have broken the light barrier for a very long time.