Lorentz-invariant superluminal tunneling

被引:11
作者
Ghose, P [1 ]
Samal, MK [1 ]
机构
[1] SN Bose Natl Ctr Basic Sci, Salt Lake 700098, Kolkata, India
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2001年 / 64卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.64.036620
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
It is shown that superluminal optical signaling is possible without violating Lorentz invariance and causality via tunneling through photonic band gaps in inhomogeneous dielectrics of a special kind.
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