Barron, L.D. (1993) Charge conjugation symmetry and the nonexistence of the photon's static magnetic field. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 190(2-3), pp. 307-309. (doi: 10.1016/0921-4526(93)90478-O)
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Abstract
It is shown that Evans' proposal of an axial magnetic field associated with a circularly polarized light wave or photon in free space cannot be correct because it would violate charge conjugation symmetry. However, an axial magnetic field induced by a circularly polarized light wave in an atomic or molecular medium conserves charge conjugation symmetry, being observed as the inverse Faraday effect.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Barron, Professor Laurence |
| Authors: | Barron, L.D. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. |
| ISSN: | 0921-4526 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1873-2135 |
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