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View SchemaFresnel coefficients as hyperbolic rotations
| Authors | J. J. Monzon, L. L. Sanchez-Soto |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0105013 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0105013 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/23/1/301 |
Abstract
We describe the action of a plane interface between two semi-infinite media in terms of a transfer matrix. We find a remarkably simple factorization of this matrix, which enables us to express the Fresnel coefficients as a hyperbolic rotation.
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