Published August 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Further comments on the equivalence of Abraham's, Minkowski's and others' electrodynamics

Creators

  • 1. Paris-6 Univ., 75 (France). Lab de Mecanique Theorique

Description

Arguments recently proposed by Kranys concerning the nondistinguishability between Abraham's and Minkowski's electromagnetic contributions to the total energy-momentum tensor of the same relativistic, thermodynamically closed system are extended to other electromagnetic energy-momentum tensors (as proposed by Grot and Eringen and de Groot and Suttorp). The adjustment of the corresponding matter contribution, which occurs in each element of the canonical space-time decomposition of the total energy-momentum tensor, is exhibited in those different cases. For dissipation-free systems this adjustment can be achieved for each case by means of an ad hoc Legendre transformation on the internal energy density. The arguments used do not presuppose any isotropy and linearity of the medium and can be readily extended to the cases of media with hysteresis and media endowed with intrinsic spins, be they of a fluid-like or solid-like type of mechanical behaviour

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Can. J. Phys.
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
8
Series
Can. J. Phys.
Journal Page Range
1163-1170
ISSN
0008-4204

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
13703918
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRODYNAMICS; MATTER; MINKOWSKI SPACE; RELATIVITY THEORY; TENSORS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE