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Electromagnetic momentum density (g=ϵ0​E×B=S/c2)

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The electromagnetic momentum density in vacuum is g=ϵ0​E×B. It equals the Poynting vector divided by c2, expressing the relativistic relation between energy flux and momentum density.

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