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2012-10-24
Torque on a Moving Electric/Magnetic Dipole
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 45, 83-99, 2012
Abstract
We derive an expression for the torque exerted on an electric/magnetic dipole moving in an electromagnetic field, which contains two new velocity-dependent terms that to our knowledge were not reported before. A physical meaning of various torque components is discussed in terms of Lorentz force law and hidden momentum contribution.
Citation
Alexander L. Kholmetskii, Oleg V. Missevitch, and Tolga Yarman, "Torque on a Moving Electric/Magnetic Dipole," Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 45, 83-99, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERB12082105
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