Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ203681
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-May
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Intrinsic Angular Momentum of Light.
Santarelli, Vincent
American Journal of Physics, v47 n5 p421-24 May 1979
Derives a familiar torque-angular momentum theorem for the electromagnetic field, and includes the intrinsic torques exerted by the fields on the polarized medium. This inclusion leads to the expressions for the intrinsic angular momentum carried by the radiation traveling through a charge-free medium. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: College Science, Electricity, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Light, Magnets, Optics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Science Education, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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