Space-time geometry of quantum dielectrics

Ulf Leonhardt

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

An atomic matter wave can experience an electromagnetic field as the effective metric. To clarify this, it is postulated that the interaction between light and matter takes on the general form of a metric. The consistency of this idea with previous knowledge is demonstrated.
Original languageEnglish
Article number012111
JournalPhysical Review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Volume62
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Space-time geometry of quantum dielectrics'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this