Abraham, Minkowski and “Hidden” Mechanical Momentum
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In general, D = E + 4πP and H = B − 4πM, where P and M are the densities of electric and magnetic polarization, respectively, while Abraham (and Minkowski) considered only linear media, where D = E and B = μH. All media except vacuum have both and μ different from unity. However, most media have μ , and most discussion [2] of the Abraham and Minkowski momenta assume that μ = 1. In this idealized case, the Abraham momenta are the same as the momenta
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