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Fundamental asymmetries between spatial and temporal boundaries in electromagnetics
- Source :
- Symmetry 2023, 15, 858
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Time-varying materials bring an extra degree of design freedom compared to their conventional time-invariant counterparts. However, few discussions have focused on the underlying physical difference between spatial and temporal boundaries. In this letter, we thoroughly investigate those differences from the perspective of conservation laws. By doing so, the building blocks of optics and electromagnetics such as the reflection law, Snell's law, and Fresnel's equations can be analogously derived in a temporal context, but with completely different interpretations. Furthermore, we study the unique features of temporal boundaries, such as their nonconformance to energy conservation and causality.<br />Comment: This article has been withdrawn due to an unresolvable internal author dispute
- Subjects :
- Physics - Optics
Physics - Classical Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Symmetry 2023, 15, 858
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2207.04286
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15040858