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The force on an object exposed to electromagnetic radiation. It has been known since the days of J. C. Maxwell in the nineteenth century that...


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Figure 1.Origin of scattering force component Fscat and gradient force component Fgrad for a sphere with high index of refraction displaced from the axis of a mildly focused Gaussian beam. Curved lines with arrows indicate rays of the beam.
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Figure 2.Geometry of a two-beam trap. Curved lines with arrows indicate rays of the two beams.
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