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Mar 11 at 15:06 vote accept Reivax
Apr 3, 2019 at 16:35 comment added probably_someone "In electrodynamics of course there is a similar question with for example a particle in a constant electric field. This is resolved by saying the momentum has been transferred to the field." While some goes to the field, some also goes to the emitter of the field, if applicable. Systems in which there is an external force do not have their momentum conserved, because you're ignoring the momentum of the thing that's pushing on the system.
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