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Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 061101 (2002) [4 pages]

Dielectric Black Hole Analogs

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Ralf Schützhold1,2, Günter Plunien2, and Gerhard Soff2
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
2Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany

Received 2 May 2001; revised 10 October 2001; published 29 January 2002

As an alternative to the sonic black hole analogs we discuss a different scenario for modeling the Schwarzschild geometry in a laboratory—the dielectric black hole. The dielectric analog of the horizon occurs if the velocity of a 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.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.061101
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.061101
PACS:
04.70.Dy, 04.62.+v, 04.80.-y, 42.50.Gy
 
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