Negative refraction and positive refraction are not Lorentz covariant

Tom G. Mackay; Akhlesh Lakhtakia

doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2009.10.042

Negative refraction and positive refraction are not Lorentz covariant

Tom G. Mackay
, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

Engineering Science and Mechanics

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Refraction into a half-space occupied by a pseudochiral omega material moving at constant velocity was studied by directly implementing the Lorentz transformations of electric and magnetic fields. Numerical studies revealed that negative refraction, negative phase velocity and counterposition are not Lorentz-covariant phenomenons in general.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	101-105
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume	374
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2009.10.042
State	Published - Dec 28 2009

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