Contributions of John Henry Poynting to the understanding of radiation pressure

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 468, Issue 2143, 2012, Pages 1825-1838

  Loudon, R ^a   Baxter, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abraham Minkowski; Linear and angular optical momentum; Solar system

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ABRAHAM-MINKOWSKI; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORIES; RADIATION PRESSURE;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 84862225706     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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