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Energy, momentum and mass transfer by an electromagnetic wave in a negative refraction medium
V. G. Veselagoab a A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University)
Abstract:
The problem of photon momentum in a refracting medium is discussed. For the particular case of a negative refraction medium it is shown that the relation $P=\hbar k$ and $\Delta M=E/c^2$ cannot hold simultaneously and that light pressure is replaced by light attraction. It is also shown that the Abraham energy-momentum tensor is not in fact a tensor because of its lack of relativistic invariance.
Received: December 26, 2008 Revised: April 22, 2009
Citation:
V. G. Veselago, “Energy, momentum and mass transfer by an electromagnetic wave in a negative refraction medium”, UFN, 179:6 (2009), 689–694; Phys. Usp., 52:6 (2009), 649–654
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