Towards gravitationally assisted negative refraction of light by vacuum

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Tom G. Mackay

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Abstract

Propagation of electromagnetic plane waves in some directions in gravitationally affected vacuum over limited ranges of spacetime can be such that the phase velocity vector casts a negative projection on the time-averaged Poynting vector. This conclusion suggests, inter alia, gravitationally assisted negative refraction by vacuum.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)L505-L510
JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
Volume37
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 22 2004

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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