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On the basis of traditional form of macroscopic Maxwell equations, several inherent problems are pointed out. In order to find its logically more complete form, it is argued to derive it from a reliable higher-rank theory through long wavelength approximation, i.e., to put it in an appropriate position within the single hierarchy of all the EM response theories interrelated via a series of valid approximations.
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The official documents of IUPAP and IUPAC on this subject go as follows. In the IUPAC-2007 document [Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry, 3rd edition, IUPAC-2007 RSC Publishing], we find \(\chi = \mu _\mathrm{r} - 1\) in the table of Sect. 2.3, which is also given in the IUPAP-1987 document [Table 12 of Physica 146A (1987) 1–67]. This corresponds to \(\chi _\mathrm{m} = \mu /\mu _{0} - 1\) according to the notations of this book (in SI units). Since the IUPAP document has not been revised since 1987, it is the valid recommendation today by IUPAP and IUPAC to use the definition of \(\chi _\mathrm{m}\) as \(M = \chi _\mathrm{m} H\). In addition to this, there is no description in these documents about the chiral susceptibility (or admittance). From the viewpoint of the present author, these documents need to be revised by taking the microscopic consideration of susceptibility into account.
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Cho, K. (2018). Introduction. In: Reconstruction of Macroscopic Maxwell Equations. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 237. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58424-8_1
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