Does the photon have an elementary magnetostatic flux density?. (I) Plane waves

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

doi:10.1016/0921-4526(93)90097-P

Does the photon have an elementary magnetostatic flux density?. (I) Plane waves

Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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It has been claimed that a magnetostatic field B_Π is a fundamental property of circularly polarized plane waves. It is shown here that this magnetostatic field can hardly be considered to be fundamental, and it can be defined for any elliptically polarized plane wave.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	362-366
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter
Volume	191
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-4526(93)90097-P
State	Published - Sep 2 1993

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Does the photon have an elementary magnetostatic flux density?. (I) Plane waves

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