Bending of electromagnetic wave in an ultra-strong magnetic field
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-06-11 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract
We consider the bending of light by nonlinear electrodynamics when the magnetic field exceeds the critical value . Using the index of refraction derived from the analytic series representation in one-loop effective action of QED, we found the trajectory and the bending angle of light in geometric optics. The angle bent by ultra-strong magnetic field of magnetar was estimated and compared with the gravitational bending. The result may be useful in studying the lensing, birefringence, and other nonlinear quantum electrodynamic effects above .
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@article{arxiv.1208.1319,
title = {Bending of electromagnetic wave in an ultra-strong magnetic field},
author = {Jin Young Kim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.1319},
year = {2015}
}
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9 pages, 2 figures