Particle nature of light waves in dielectric media

被引:2
作者
Tan, C. Z. [1 ]
机构
[1] Xiangtan Natl High Tech Ctr, Bowei Geophys Ltd, Xiangtan 411104, Hunan, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Wave-particle duality; Theory of relativity; Dispersion; Birefringence; ALPHA-QUARTZ; REFRACTIVE-INDEX; FUSED-SILICA; GERMANIUM; MOMENTUM; CRYSTALS; GLASS;
D O I
10.1016/j.physb.2009.07.120
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Wave-particle duality is a foundation for modern science. The speed of light waves in dielectric media is less than c. The corresponding particles thus have mass. Combining wave-particle duality with the theory of relativity, an exactly solvable problem was proposed, concerning the transition from photons in vacuum to particles in dielectric media. The rest mass, the momentum, and the total energy of material particles are shown to be the functions of the refractive index of the medium and the wavelength of the incident light. The proposed relationships were applied to study the wavelength-dependent index of refraction of dielectrics and the correlation of the refractive indices of anisotropic crystals, which were confirmed by the experimental results. Variation of the refractive index with wavelength is found to obey the proposed relation. The refractive indices of anisotropic crystals are shown to be the correlated quantities. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:3880 / 3885
页数:6
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