An electromagnetic trinity from "negative permittivity" and "negative permeability"

被引:46
作者
Lakhtakia, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Engn Sci & Mech, CATMAS, Computat & Theoret Mat Sci Grp, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES | 2001年 / 22卷 / 12期
关键词
anti-vacuum; negative permeability; negative permittivity; vacuum; nihility;
D O I
10.1023/A:1015068715023
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An electromagnetic trinity comprising vacuum, anti-vacuum, and nihility is postulated - after making use of materials with ''negative permittivity'' and ''negative permeability'' - to illuminate the structure of electromagnetic theory, at least insofar as the relationship of phase velocity with Poynting vector is concerned.
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页码:1731 / 1734
页数:4
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