Electromagnetic waves in a model with Chern-Simons potential

D. Yu. Pis'mak, Yu. M. Pis'mak, and F. J. Wegner
Phys. Rev. E 92, 013204 – Published 17 July 2015

Abstract

We investigated the appearance of Chern-Simons terms in electrodynamics at the surface or interface of materials. The requirement of locality, gauge invariance, and renormalizability in this model is imposed. Scattering and reflection of electromagnetic waves in three different homogeneous layers of media is determined. Snell's law is preserved. However, the transmission and reflection coefficient depend on the strength of the Chern-Simons interaction (connected with Hall conductance), and parallel and perpendicular components are mixed.

  • Received 9 June 2014
  • Revised 18 May 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.013204

©2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

D. Yu. Pis'mak1,*, Yu. M. Pis'mak1,†, and F. J. Wegner2

  • 1Department of Theoretical Physics, Saint Petersburg State University, 198504 Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • 2Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

  • *Also at Institute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Also at Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.

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Vol. 92, Iss. 1 — July 2015

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