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Minkowski’s tensor or Abraham’s tensor?

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It is proved that the question in the article title has an unambiguous answer, i.e., Abraham’s tensor.

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  1. V. P. Makarov
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  2. A. A. Rukhadze
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Original Russian Text © V.P. Makarov, A.A. Rukhadze, 2009, published in Kratkie Soobshcheniya po Fizike, 2009, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 41–51.

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Makarov, V.P., Rukhadze, A.A. Minkowski’s tensor or Abraham’s tensor?. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 36, 54–61 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335609020055

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