The Minkowski and Abraham tensors, and the non-uniqueness of non-closed systems. Resolution of the controversy

DOI10.1016/0020-7225(82)90041-6zbMath0514.73120OpenAlexW1988111154MaRDI QIDQ1051514

Miroslav Kranys

Publication date: 1982

Published in: International Journal of Engineering Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7225(82)90041-6

zbMATH Keywords

balance equations form non-closed systemcovariant definition of ponderomotive force densityindeterminate quantitiesMinkowski and Abrahams energy-momentum tensorsMinkowski-Abraham controversynon-uniqueness of relativistic description of non-closed systemnot well defined

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic effects in solid mechanics (74F15) Special relativity (83A05) General topics in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A99)

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