Static electromagnetic fields can contain net linear momentum
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 83/100
Multiple classical electrodynamics studies establish that static configurations of electromagnetic fields can indeed possess and store net linear momentum.
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Linear Momentum of Quasistatic Electromagnetic Fields
1966 · cited by 16
This study demonstrates that quasistatic electromagnetic fields store linear momentum, which can be quantified through the transverse vector potential and the mechanical impulse required to alter the system.
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Linear Momentum of the Source of a Static Electromagnetic Field
1971 · cited by 16
This research shows that a stationary system of charges and currents generating a static electromagnetic field generally possesses net linear momentum.