Consistent formalism for the momentum of electromagnetic waves in lossless dispersive metamaterials and the conservation of momentum

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 116, Issue , 2011, Pages 81-106

  He, Y ^a,b   Shen, J ^a   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a JORCEP   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; METAMATERIALS; WAVE PACKETS;

CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC MOMENTUM; FIELD COMPONENTS; LAW OF ENERGY CONSERVATION; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MECHANICAL PARTS; MOMENTUM DENSITY;

MOMENTUM;

EID: 79958110440     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11032006     Document Type: Article

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