The Abraham-Minkowski momentum controversy for a linear magneto-dielectric medium

Michael E. Crenshaw

doi:10.1117/12.2320713

7 September 2018 The Abraham-Minkowski momentum controversy for a linear magneto-dielectric medium

Michael E. Crenshaw

Proceedings Volume 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV; 107230Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320713
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Optically induced forces are under intensive investigation as part of a toolkit for micromanipulation and nanofabrication technology. The long-disputed Abraham-Minkowski momentum controversy remains a significant issue for the theoretical treatment of optically induced forces on and within a linear optical medium. We disclose the existence of a theoretical paradox in which an easily verifiable identity of the macroscopic Maxwell field equations violates special relativity and other fundamental physical principles. We derive a new theory of continuum electrodynamics from Lagrangian field theory and we discuss how the new theory relates to fundamental physical principles applied to a linear magneto-dielectric medium including flat non-Minkowski material spacetime, dielectric special relativity, and spacetime conservation laws.

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Michael E. Crenshaw "The Abraham-Minkowski momentum controversy for a linear magneto-dielectric medium", Proc. SPIE 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV, 107230Q (7 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320713

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