TY - GEN
T1 - A plethora of negative-refraction phenomenons in relativistic and non-relativistic scenarios
AU - MacKay, Tom G.
AU - Lakhtakia, Akhlesh
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In accordance with Snel's law of refraction, whether a plane wave is refracted in the negative sense or positive sense at a planar boundary between two homogenous mediums is determined solely by the orientation of the real parts of the wavevectors involved. Thus, negative refraction should be distinguished from the associated but independent phenomenons of negative phase velocity, counterposition and negative deflection of energy flux. None of these phenomenons is Lorentz covariant.
AB - In accordance with Snel's law of refraction, whether a plane wave is refracted in the negative sense or positive sense at a planar boundary between two homogenous mediums is determined solely by the orientation of the real parts of the wavevectors involved. Thus, negative refraction should be distinguished from the associated but independent phenomenons of negative phase velocity, counterposition and negative deflection of energy flux. None of these phenomenons is Lorentz covariant.
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U2 - 10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2010.5637239
DO - 10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2010.5637239
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78650316057
SN - 9781424451531
T3 - Symposium Digest - 20th URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2010
SP - 772
EP - 775
BT - Symposium Digest - 20th URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2010
T2 - 20th URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2010
Y2 - 16 August 2010 through 19 August 2010
ER -