Microscopic derivation of electromagnetic force density in magnetic dielectric media

Radiation pressure and the distribution of electromagnetic force in dielectric media.

Using the Finite-Difference-Time-Domain (FDTD) method, we compute the electromagnetic field distribution in and around dielectric media of various shapes and optical properties. With the aid of the constitutive relations, we proceed to compute the bound charge and bound current densities, then employ the Lorentz law of force to determine the distribution of force density within the regions of i...

Effective electromagnetic theory for dielectric media

Light in a dielectric medium moves slower than in vacuum. The corresponding electromagnetic field equations are then no longer invariant under ordinary Lorentz transformations, but only under such transformations corresponding to this reduced velocity. Accepting this invariance, it is then straightforward to construct an effective theory for low-energy electromagnetic phenomena in dielectrics. ...

Colloquium: Momentum of an electromagnetic wave in dielectric media

Almost 100 years ago, two different expressions were proposed for the energy-momentum tensor of an electromagnetic wave in a dielectric. Minkowski’s tensor predicted an increase in the linear momentum of the wave on entering a dielectric medium, whereas Abraham’s tensor predicted its decrease. Theoretical arguments were advanced in favor of both sides, and experiments proved incapable of distin...

Momentum of an electromagnetic wave in dielectric media

Almost a hundred years ago, two different expressions were proposed for the energy–momentum tensor of an electromagnetic wave in a dielectric. Minkowski’s tensor predicted an increase in the linear momentum of the wave on entering a dielectric medium, whereas Abraham’s tensor predicted its decrease. Theoretical arguments were advanced in favour of both sides, and experiments proved incapable of...

Anderson Localization of Electromagnetic Waves in Confined Disordered Dielectric Media