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Optical black holes in moving dielectrics

V. A. De Lorenci, R. Klippert, and Yu. N. Obukhov
Phys. Rev. D 68, 061502(R) – Published 29 September 2003
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Abstract

We study the optical paths of the light rays propagating inside a nonlinear moving dielectric medium. For rapidly moving dielectrics we show the existence of a distinguished surface which resembles, as far as the light propagation is concerned, the event horizon of a black hole. Our analysis clarifies the physical conditions under which electromagnetic analogues of gravitational black holes can eventually be obtained in laboratory.

  • Received 23 August 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.68.061502

©2003 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

V. A. De Lorenci* and R. Klippert

  • Instituto de Ciências, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Avenida BPS 1303 Pinheirinho, 37500-903 Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Yu. N. Obukhov

  • Instituto de Física Teórica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Pamplona 145 Paulista, 01405-900 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  • *Electronic address: delorenci@unifei.edu.br
  • Electronic address: klippert@unifei.edu.br
  • On leave from the Moscow State University. Electronic address: yo@ift.unesp.br

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Vol. 68, Iss. 6 — 15 September 2003

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