The Lorentz Force and the Radiation Pressure of Light

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2008-07-08

arxiv.org/abs/0807.1310v5

AJP 77, 122-127 (2009)

Physics

Classical Physics

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10.1119/1.3027432

In order to make plausible the idea that light exerts a pressure on matter, some introductory physics texts consider the force exerted by an electromagnetic wave on an electron. The argument as presented is both mathematically incorrect and has several serious conceptual difficulties without obvious resolution at the classical, yet alone introductory, level. We discuss these difficulties and propose an alternate demonstration.

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