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Article: Mimicking celestial mechanics in metamaterials
Title | Mimicking celestial mechanics in metamaterials |
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Issue Date | 2009 |
Citation | Nature Physics, 2009, v. 5, n. 9, p. 687-692 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Einsteins general theory of relativity establishes equality between matter-energy density and the curvature of spacetime. As a result, light and matter follow natural paths in the inherent spacetime and may experience bending and trapping in a specific region of space. So far, the interaction of light and matter with curved spacetime has been predominantly studied theoretically and through astronomical observations. Here, we propose to link the newly emerged field of artificial optical materials to that of celestial mechanics, thus opening the way to investigate light phenomena reminiscent of orbital motion, strange attractors and chaos, in a controlled laboratory environment. The optical-mechanical analogy enables direct studies of critical light/matter behaviour around massive celestial bodies and, on the other hand, points towards the design of novel optical cavities and photon traps for application in microscopic devices and lasers systems. © 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/257007 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 17.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 8.228 |
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dc.contributor.author | Genov, Dentcho A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Shuang | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Xiang | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-24T08:58:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-24T08:58:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Nature Physics, 2009, v. 5, n. 9, p. 687-692 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1745-2473 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/257007 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Einsteins general theory of relativity establishes equality between matter-energy density and the curvature of spacetime. As a result, light and matter follow natural paths in the inherent spacetime and may experience bending and trapping in a specific region of space. So far, the interaction of light and matter with curved spacetime has been predominantly studied theoretically and through astronomical observations. Here, we propose to link the newly emerged field of artificial optical materials to that of celestial mechanics, thus opening the way to investigate light phenomena reminiscent of orbital motion, strange attractors and chaos, in a controlled laboratory environment. The optical-mechanical analogy enables direct studies of critical light/matter behaviour around massive celestial bodies and, on the other hand, points towards the design of novel optical cavities and photon traps for application in microscopic devices and lasers systems. © 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Nature Physics | - |
dc.title | Mimicking celestial mechanics in metamaterials | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/nphys1338 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-70249128265 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 9 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 687 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 692 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1745-2481 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000270095600023 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1745-2473 | - |