4. Chong Wang, A viewpoint on the momentum of photons propagating in a medium

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Volume 30: Pages 375-376, 2017

 

A viewpoint on the momentum of photons propagating in a medium

 

Chong Wanga)

 

College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, 311300 Lin’an, China

 

A suggestion is advanced to solve the dispute over the momentum of light in transparent materials. When light behaves like single particles, its momentum accords with Abraham’s thought. When light behaves as particle clusters, its momentum conforms to Minkowski’s viewpoint.

 

Une suggestion est proposée pour résoudre le conflit sur la quantité di mouvement de la lumière dans les matériaux transparents: lorsque la lumière fonctionne comme une seule particule, sa quantité de mouvement est conforme à la pensée d'Abraham; Lorsque la lumière fonctionne comme des grappes de particules, sa quantité de mouvement est conforme au point de vue de Minkowski.

 

Key words: Minkowski’s Momentum; Abraham’s Momentum; Photon Clump Model.

 

Received: March 9, 2017; Accepted: August 25, 2017; Published Online: October 4, 2017

 

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