Orientation Memory of Magnetic Dipoles

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Main Authors: Oblak, Blagoje, Seraj, Ali
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Published: 2023
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author Oblak, Blagoje
Seraj, Ali
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Seraj, Ali
contents We study the precession caused by electromagnetic radiation on a magnetic dipole located far from the source. As we show, this entails a net rotation of the dipole in the plane orthogonal to the direction of wave propagation, providing an electromagnetic analogue of gyroscopic gravitational memory. Like its gravitational cousin, the precession rate falls off with the square of the distance to the source, and is related to electric-magnetic duality and optical helicity on the celestial sphere. We use a multipolar expansion to compute the memory effect due to localized sources such as moving point charges, and highlight its occurrence in setups that break parity symmetry.
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spellingShingle Orientation Memory of Magnetic Dipoles
Oblak, Blagoje
Seraj, Ali
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We study the precession caused by electromagnetic radiation on a magnetic dipole located far from the source. As we show, this entails a net rotation of the dipole in the plane orthogonal to the direction of wave propagation, providing an electromagnetic analogue of gyroscopic gravitational memory. Like its gravitational cousin, the precession rate falls off with the square of the distance to the source, and is related to electric-magnetic duality and optical helicity on the celestial sphere. We use a multipolar expansion to compute the memory effect due to localized sources such as moving point charges, and highlight its occurrence in setups that break parity symmetry.
title Orientation Memory of Magnetic Dipoles
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.12348