Light in moving media

Ulf Leonhardt; P Piwnicki

Light in moving media

Ulf Leonhardt, P Piwnicki

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

We embark on a journey through optics in dielectric media, inspired and guided by Fermat's Principle. We show how to modify the principle when dielectrics are moving non-uniformly and explain how the propagation of light in fluids is connected to phenomena in magnetism and in general relativity. Dielectric media may even serve to build artificial astronomical objects in an earthly laboratory.

Original language	English
Volume	41
Publication status	Published - Sept 2000

Keywords

SUPERFLUID HE-3
GRAVITY
FIELD

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Light in moving media

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