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Abraham-Minkowski controversy: a standalone construct

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the long-running dispute over which of two expressions correctly gives the momentum of light inside a dielectric medium.

In optics, Abraham-Minkowski controversy refers to the long-running dispute over which of two expressions correctly gives the momentum of light inside a dielectric medium. This meaning comes from Barnett (2010) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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Barnett, S. M. (2010). Resolution of the Abraham-Minkowski Dilemma. Physical Review Letters, 104(7). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.070401

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