Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources II |
| Editors | Dino Jaroszynski |
| Place of Publication | Bellingham, Washington |
| Number of pages | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2017 |
| Event | SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics - Clarion Congress Hote, Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 24 Apr 2017 → 27 Apr 2017 http://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/optics-and-optoelectronics https://spie.org/EOO/conferencedetails/harnessing-relativistic-plasma-waves |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE |
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| Publisher | Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| Volume | 10234 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Conference
| Conference | SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics |
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| Country | Czech Republic |
| City | Prague |
| Period | 24/04/17 → 27/04/17 |
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Keywords
- Abraham-Minkowski controversy
- slow light experiments
- non-linear vacuum electrodynamics
- Euler-Heisenberg
- Born-Infeld
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On the energy-momentum tensor of light in strong fields : an all optical view of the Abraham-Minkowski controversy. / MacLeod, Alexander J.; Noble, Adam; Jaroszynski, Dino A.
Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources II. ed. / Dino Jaroszynski. Bellingham, Washington, 2017. 102340F (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10234).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
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T1 - On the energy-momentum tensor of light in strong fields
T2 - an all optical view of the Abraham-Minkowski controversy
AU - MacLeod, Alexander J.
AU - Noble, Adam
AU - Jaroszynski, Dino A.
N1 - MacLeod, A. J., Noble, A., & Jaroszynski, D. A. (2017). On the energy-momentum tensor of light in strong fields: an all optical view of the Abraham-Minkowski controversy. In D. Jaroszynski (Ed.), Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources II. [102340F] (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10234). Bellingham, Washington: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). DOI: 10.1117/12.2269630 Copyright (2017) Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited.
PY - 2017/5/15
Y1 - 2017/5/15
N2 - The Abraham-Minkowski controversy is the debate surrounding the "correct" form of the energy-momentum tensor of light in a medium. Over a century of theoretical and experimental studies have consistently produced conflicting results, with no consensus being found on how best to describe the influence of a material on the propagation of light. It has been argued that the total energy-momentum tensor for each of the theories, which includes both wave and material components, are equal. The difficulty in separating the full energy-momentum tensor is generally attributed to the fact that one cannot obtain the energy-momentum tensor of the medium for real materials. Non-linear electrodynamics provides an opportunity to approach the debate from an all optical set up, where the role of the medium is replaced by the vacuum under the influence of a strong background field. We derive, from first principles, the general form of the energy-momentum tensor in such theories, and use our results to shed some light on this long standing issue.
AB - The Abraham-Minkowski controversy is the debate surrounding the "correct" form of the energy-momentum tensor of light in a medium. Over a century of theoretical and experimental studies have consistently produced conflicting results, with no consensus being found on how best to describe the influence of a material on the propagation of light. It has been argued that the total energy-momentum tensor for each of the theories, which includes both wave and material components, are equal. The difficulty in separating the full energy-momentum tensor is generally attributed to the fact that one cannot obtain the energy-momentum tensor of the medium for real materials. Non-linear electrodynamics provides an opportunity to approach the debate from an all optical set up, where the role of the medium is replaced by the vacuum under the influence of a strong background field. We derive, from first principles, the general form of the energy-momentum tensor in such theories, and use our results to shed some light on this long standing issue.
KW - Abraham-Minkowski controversy
KW - slow light experiments
KW - non-linear vacuum electrodynamics
KW - Euler-Heisenberg
KW - Born-Infeld
UR - http://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Volume/10234
U2 - 10.1117/12.2269630
DO - 10.1117/12.2269630
M3 - Conference contribution book
SN - 9781510609693
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE
BT - Relativistic Plasma Waves and Particle Beams as Coherent and Incoherent Radiation Sources II
A2 - Jaroszynski, Dino
CY - Bellingham, Washington
ER -