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Electromagnetic energy-momentum and forces in matter

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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 B.V. B.V. All rights reserved.

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energy-momentum tensor

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Physics Letters A. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 311, n. 4-5, p. 277-284, 2003.

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