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View SchemaThe resemblances in mathematical structures between the optical constants of artificial electromagnetic media and some physical phenomena in field theory
| Authors | Jian Qi Shen |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0405007 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0405007 |
Abstract
This paper demonstrates that there is much similarity in the mathematical formalisms between the optical constants of artificial electromagnetic media (such as chiral media, left-handed media, photonic crystals and EIT media) and some physical phenomena in field theory, including general relativity, quantum mechanics, energy band theory, etc. The significance of such comparisons lies in that: (i) the unification in mathematical descriptions shows that many physical phenomena and effects, which seem to have no connections between them, actually share almost the same mathematical structures; (ii) it can provide clue to us on suggesting more new effects which is similar in mathematical descriptions to the familiar phenomena in other areas.
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