Thought experiments that shed light on the nature of optical linear and angular momenta

Masud Mansuripur

doi:10.1117/12.2529901

9 September 2019 Thought experiments that shed light on the nature of optical linear and angular momenta

Masud Mansuripur

Proceedings Volume 11083, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVI; 110831Y (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529901
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Invoking tools and techniques from elementary theories of classical electrodynamics and special relativity, we analyze some of the thought experiments that have contributed substantively to the conceptual development and understanding of the linear and angular momenta of light.

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Masud Mansuripur "Thought experiments that shed light on the nature of optical linear and angular momenta", Proc. SPIE 11083, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVI, 110831Y (9 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529901

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