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View SchemaOn Perfect Lenses and Nihility
| Authors | Akhlesh Lakhtakia |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0112004 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0112004 |
| Journal | International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 339-343 (March 2002) |
Abstract
The canonical problem of a perfect lens with linear bianisotropic materials is formulated. Its solution is shown to be directly connected with the concept of nihility, the electromagnetic nilpotent. Perfect lenses as well as nihility remain unrealizable.
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