Remarks on the Abraham-Minkowski problem, from the formal and from the experimental side
Iver Brevik,
Masud Chaichian,
Ion I. Cotăescu
Abstract:We analyze the Abraham-Minkowski problem known from classical electrodynamics from two different perspectives. First, we follow a formal approach, implying use of manifolds with curved space sections in accordance with Fermat's principle, emphasizing that the resulting covariant and contravariant components of the photon four-momentum is a property linked to the Minkowski theory only. There is thus no link to the Abraham theory in that context. Next we turn to the experimental side, giving a brief account of o… Show more
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