“…Since real particles interact with electromagnetic radiation in a complicated manner and particles of various optical properties exist (e. g., Mishchenko et al 2002), it is essential to have an equation of motion sufficiently general to cover a wide range of optical parameters, not just the limited cases previously investigated. As an attempt of formulating such a general equation of motion, we can mention Lyttleton (1976), Klačka (1994a), Klačka and Kocifaj (1994), Kocifaj et al (2000). The last three presentations are of hypothetical character only, since none of them proves correctness of the equation of motion.…”