Axion electrodynamics without Witten effect in metamaterials
Optics
2023-08-21 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Artificial media provide unique playground to test fundamental theories allowing one to probe the laws of electromagnetism in the presence of hypothetical axions. While some materials are known to realize this physics, here we propose the nonlocal extension of axion electrodynamics. Compared to the usual axion case, the suggested metamaterial features similar optical properties including Kerr and Faraday rotation. However, the external sources in this structure do not induce dyon charges eliminating well-celebrated Witten effect. We put forward the design of such nonreciprocal non-local metamaterial and discuss its potential applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2308.08678,
title = {Axion electrodynamics without Witten effect in metamaterials},
author = {Eduardo Barredo-Alamilla and Daniel A. Bobylev and Maxim A. Gorlach},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.08678},
year = {2023}
}