Analogue Of The Fizeau Effect In An Effective Optical Medium

Authors

K. K. Nandi, Department of Mathematics, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling WB 734430, India; CCAST (World Laboratory), P. O. Box 8730, Beijing 100080, China
Yuan-Zhong Zhang, CCAST (World Laboratory), P. O. Box 8730, Beijing 100080, China; Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 2735, Beijing 100080, China
P M. Alsing, Albuquerque High Performance Computing Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
James C. Evans, University of Puget SoundFollow
A. Bhadra, High Energy and Cosmic Ray Research Center, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, WB 734430, India

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Publication Title

Physical Review D

Department

Science, Technology and Society

Abstract

Using a new approach, we propose an analogue of the Fizeau effect for massive and massless particles in an effective optical medium derived from the static, spherically symmetric gravitational field. The medium is naturally perceived as a dispersive medium by matter de Broglie waves. Several Fresnel drag coefficients are worked out, with appropriate interpretations of the wavelengths used. In two cases, it turns out that the coefficients become independent of the wavelength even if the equivalent medium itself is dispersive. A few conceptual issues are also addressed in the process of derivation. It is shown that some of our results complement recent work dealing with real fluid or optical black holes.

Volume

67

Issue

2

pp.

025002-025002

ISSN

0556-2821

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.025002

WorldCat Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4631411138

Provider Link

http://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.025002

Citation

Nandi, K. K., Yz Zhang, Pm Alsing, James C. Evans, et al. 2003. "Analogue of the Fizeau effect in an effective optical medium." Physical Review D 67(2): 025002-025002.