Negative phase velocity in a uniformly moving, homogeneous, isotropic, dielectric-magnetic medium Export

@article{MackayLakthakia:JPA37:2004, abstract = {Homogeneous, isotropic mediums characterized by relative permittivity scalars \epsilon = \epsilon \_R + i\epsilon \_I\, (\epsilon\_R, \epsilon\_I \in {\bb R}) and relative permeability scalars \mu = \mu\_R + i\mu\_I\, (\mu\_R, \mu\_I \in {\bb R}) are well known to support the propagation of plane waves with negative phase velocity (NPV), provided that both [?]R \< 0 and mR \< 0. We demonstrate that mediums which do not support NPV propagation when viewed at rest (e.g., mediums with [?]R \> 0 and mR \> 0), can support NPV propagation when they are viewed in a reference frame which is uniformly translated at a sufficiently high velocity. Representative numerical examples are used to explore the constitutive parameter regimes which support NPV propagation under the uniform-velocity condition.}, author = {Mackay, Tom G. and Lakhtakia, Akhlesh}, citeulike-article-id = {6020225}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/37/21/015}, doi = {10.1088/0305-4470/37/21/015}, journal = {Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General}, keywords = {materials, negative, phase}, number = {21}, pages = {5697--5711}, posted-at = {2009-10-28 15:51:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Negative phase velocity in a uniformly moving, homogeneous, isotropic, dielectric-magnetic medium}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/37/21/015}, volume = {37}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - MackayLakthakia:JPA37:2004 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6020225 N2 - Homogeneous, isotropic mediums characterized by relative permittivity scalars \epsilon = \epsilon _R + i\epsilon _I\, (\epsilon_R, \epsilon_I \in {\bb R}) and relative permeability scalars \mu = \mu_R + i\mu_I\, (\mu_R, \mu_I \in {\bb R}) are well known to support the propagation of plane waves with negative phase velocity (NPV), provided that both [?]R < 0 and mR < 0. We demonstrate that mediums which do not support NPV propagation when viewed at rest (e.g., mediums with [?]R > 0 and mR > 0), can support NPV propagation when they are viewed in a reference frame which is uniformly translated at a sufficiently high velocity. Representative numerical examples are used to explore the constitutive parameter regimes which support NPV propagation under the uniform-velocity condition. IS - 21 JF - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General EP - 5711 TI - Negative phase velocity in a uniformly moving, homogeneous, isotropic, dielectric-magnetic medium VL - 37 SP - 5697 KW - materials KW - negative KW - phase AU - Mackay, Tom AU - Lakhtakia, Akhlesh PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/37/21/015 ER -