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In the present article we propose an explicitly covariant formulation of several energy-momentum-stress balance equations, involving different force densities, deduced from the macroscopic Maxwell equations. These force densities depend on how Maxwell's equations are written in terms of the electromagnetic fields E, H, D, and B, and the polarizations P and M. We find that several energy-momentum-stress tensors are involved in these balance equations. The three tensors implied by these balance equations result symmetrical. In this way the old A-M controversy can be seen under a new light.
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Jiménez, J.L., Campos, I. & López-Mariño, M.A. Several energy-momentum-stress balance equations deduced from Maxwell's equations in material media. Non-covariant and explicitly covariant formulation. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 128, 129 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2013-13129-6
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