On the Minkowski tensor and thermodynamics of media in an electromagnetic field

Thermodynamic implications of various forms for the electromagnetic stress tensor are examined for polarizable media subject to an electromagnetic field. It is found that the Minkowski stress tensor for ponderable matter yields the simplest mathematical structure for constructing a theory of irreversible processes in ponderable matter.

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Year of publication:	1986
Authors:	Eu, Byung Chan ; Oppenheim, Irwin
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 136.1986, 2, p. 233-254
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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