Introducing electromagnetic field momentum

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  • Ben Yu-Kuang Hu
  • Yu-Kuang Hu
چکیده

I describe an elementary way of introducing electromagnetic field momentum. By considering a system of a long solenoid and line charge, the dependence of the field momentum on the electric and magnetic fields can be deduced. I obtain the electromagnetic angular momentum for a point charge and magnetic monopole pair partially through dimensional analysis and without using vector calculus identities or the need to evaluate integrals. I use this result to show that linear and angular momenta are conserved for a charge in the presence of a magnetic dipole when the dipole strength is changed. (Some figures may appear in colour only in the online journal)

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تاریخ انتشار 2012