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Sum rule for the optical Hall angle

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We consider the optical Hall conductivity of a general electronic medium and prove that the optical Hall angle obeys a new sum rule. This sum rule governs the response of an electronic fluid to a Lorentz electric field and can thought of as the transverse counterpart to the f-sum rule in optical conductivity. The physical meaning of this sum rule is discussed, giving a number of examples of its application to a variety of of electronic media.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9609010,
  title  = {Sum rule for the optical Hall angle},
  author = {H. D. Drew and P. Coleman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9609010},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Four pages. Latex file with two postscript figures