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View SchemaComment on 'Towards gravitationally assisted negative refraction of light by vacuum'
| Authors | Martin W McCall |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0410007 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0410007 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0305-4470/38/11/N01 |
| Journal | J.Phys. A38 (2005) 2543-2544 |
Abstract
Reference arXiv:physics/0408021 claims that matter--free regions of spacetime may support electromagnetic waves for which the phase velocity 3-vector is oppositely directed to the power flow 3-vector. This was the definition of negative refraction adopted in \cite{ML}. We here show that this cannot occur in regions of spacetime for which the electromagnetic energy density is positive.
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"abstract": "Reference arXiv:physics/0408021 claims that matter--free regions of spacetime\nmay support electromagnetic waves for which the phase velocity 3-vector is\noppositely directed to the power flow 3-vector. This was the definition of\nnegative refraction adopted in \\cite{ML}. We here show that this cannot occur\nin regions of spacetime for which the electromagnetic energy density is\npositive.",
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"title": "Comment on \u0027Towards gravitationally assisted negative refraction of light by vacuum\u0027",
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