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Towards gravitationally assisted negative refraction of light by vacuum

Optics 2009-11-10 v5 Astrophysics Space Physics

Abstract

Propagation of electromagnetic plane waves in some directions in gravitationally affected vacuum over limited ranges of spacetime can be such that the phase velocity vector casts a negative projection on the time-averaged Poynting vector. This conclusion suggests, inter alia, gravitationally assisted negative refraction by vacuum.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0408021,
  title  = {Towards gravitationally assisted negative refraction of light by vacuum},
  author = {Akhlesh Lakhtakia and Tom G. Mackay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0408021},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages