Covariant response theory and the boost transform of the dielectric tensor
After a short critique of the Minkowski formulae for the electromagnetic constitutive laws in moving media, we argue that in actual fact the problem of Lorentz-covariant electromagnetic response theory is automatically solved within the framework of modern microscopic electrodynamics of materials. A...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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17 August 2017
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International journal of modern physics
Year: 2017, Volume: 26, Issue: 14 |
| ISSN: | 1793-6594 |
| DOI: | 10.1142/S0218271817501632 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218271817501632 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218271817501632 
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| Author Notes: | R. Starke and G.A.H. Schober |
| Summary: | After a short critique of the Minkowski formulae for the electromagnetic constitutive laws in moving media, we argue that in actual fact the problem of Lorentz-covariant electromagnetic response theory is automatically solved within the framework of modern microscopic electrodynamics of materials. As an illustration, we first rederive the well-known relativistic transformation behavior of the microscopic conductivity tensor. Thereafter, we deduce from first principles the transformation law of the wavevector- and frequency-dependent dielectric tensor under Lorentz boost transformations. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 14.09.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1793-6594 |
| DOI: | 10.1142/S0218271817501632 |