Momentum of light in a dielectric medium

Advances in Optics and Photonics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 519-553

  Milonni, Peter W ^a,b   Boyd, Robert W ^b,c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84873158533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19438206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AOP.2.000519     Document Type: Review

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