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Dielectric black hole analogues

Quantum Physics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

Alternative to the sonic black hole analogues we discuss a different scenario for modeling the Schwarzschild geometry in a laboratory - the dielectric black hole. The dielectric analogue of the horizon occurs if the velocity of the medium with a finite permittivity exceeds the speed of light in that medium. The relevance for experimental tests of the Hawking effect and possible implications are addressed. PACS: 04.70.Dy, 04.62.+v, 04.80.-y, 42.50.Gy.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0104121,
  title  = {Dielectric black hole analogues},
  author = {Ralf Schützhold and Günter Plunien and Gerhard Soff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0104121},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages RevTeX, 2 figures