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What is wrong with the interpretation of recent nano-filament experiments?
Masud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian
In a recent paper, W. She, J. Yu and R. Feng reported the slight deformations observed upon transmission of a light pulse through a short length of a silica glass nano-filament. Re…
Theoretical analysis of the force on the end face of a nano-filament exerted by an outgoing light pulse
Masud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian
The slight deformations observed upon transmission of a light pulse through a short length of a silica glass nano-filament offer the possibility of determining the momentum of ligh…
Whence the Minkowski Momentum?
Masud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian
Electromagnetic waves carry the Abraham momentum, whose density is given by p_EM = S(r,t)/c^2. Here S(r,t) = E(r,t)\timesH(r,t) is the Poynting vector at point r in space and insta…
Energy, Momentum, and Force in Classical Electrodynamics: Application to Negative-index Media
Masud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian
The classical theory of electromagnetism is based on Maxwell's macroscopic equations, an energy postulate, a momentum postulate, and a generalized form of the Lorentz law of force.…
Radiation pressure on a submerged absorptive partial reflector deduced from the Doppler shift
Masud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian
When a light pulse is reflected from a mirror, energy and momentum are exchanged between the electromagnetic field and the material medium. The resulting change in the energy of th…
Spin and Orbital Angular Momenta of Light Reflected from a Cone
Masud Mansuripur, Armis R. Zakharian, Ewan M. Wright
We examine several retro-reflecting optical elements, each involving two reflections. In the case of a hollow metallic cone having an apex angle of 90\degree, a circularly-polarize…