Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics and duality in non-local and Onsager-violating media

Details Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics and duality in non-local and Onsager-violating media Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics and duality in non-local and Onsager-violating media

2011-09-28

arxiv.org/abs/1109.6193v1

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Quantum Physics

5 pages

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We formulate macroscopic quantum electrodynamics for the most general linear, absorbing media. In particular, Onsager reciprocity is not assumed to hold. For media with a non-local response, the field quantisation is based on the conductivity tensor and the Green tensor for the electromagnetic field. For a local medium response, we introduce the permittivity, permeability and magnetoelectric susceptibilities to obtain an explicitly duality-invariant scheme. We find that duality invariance only holds as a continuous symmetry when non-reciprocal responses are allowed for.

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