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Experimental observation of Abraham force in a dielectric

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MINKOWSKI'S momentum–energy tensor1 for material media was severely criticised by Einstein and Laub2. The density force on matter according to these authors is: with D =ε0E+P, B = μ0H+M and using SI units.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    G. B. WALKER & D. G. LAHOZ

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WALKER, G., LAHOZ, D. Experimental observation of Abraham force in a dielectric. Nature 253, 339–340 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253339a0

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