Mie, Einstein and the Poynting-Robertson effect
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effectpoynting-robertsonbeeneinsteinparadoxalreadyalthougharises
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A paradox associated with the astrophysical Poynting-Robertson effect is presented. The paradox arises when relativity theory and Mie's solution of Maxwell's equations are confronted with the statements on the Poynting-Robertson effect. Although the relevant physics has been known already for a century (Poynting 1903, Einstein 1905, Mie 1908), nobody has been aware of the inconsistency between the theories.
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