Force law in material media and quantum phases

Autor: Kholmetskii, Alexander L, Missevitch, Oleg V., Yarman, Tolga
Rok vydání: 2015
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/113/14003
Popis: We show that the known expressions for the force on a point-like dipole are incompatible with the relativistic transformation of force, and in this respect we apply the Lagrangian approach to the derivation of the correct equation for force on a small electric/magnetic dipole. The obtained expression for the generalized momentum of a moving dipole predicts two novel quantum effects with non-topological and non-dynamic phases, when an electric dipole is moving in an electric field, and when a magnetic dipole is moving in a magnetic field, correspondingly. The implications of the obtained results are discussed.
Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure
Databáze: arXiv