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A conical electromagnetic wave converging to its axis is studied theoretically. It is demonstrated that the wave produces an intense self-accelerating flow of energy (momentum). Conical waves may find various applications such as in the acceleration of particles, the generation of high-power pencil beams, the transformation of simultaneously written spatial data into a time waveform, the measurement of flow rate, etc. It is noted that conical waves could set the stage for the manifestation of unknown properties of matter.
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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 26, No. 16, 2000, pp. 46–51.
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Kolmakov, I.A. Conical waves producing longitudinal power flows. Tech. Phys. Lett. 26, 718–720 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1307823
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1307823