Effect of magnetic field of light on refractive index
Zhang Tao (张涛)
Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Material Modification of Ministry of Education, Institute of Low Energy Nuclear Physics, Beijing Radiation Centre, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Abstract Light refraction in a medium results from energy exchange between the medium and the magnetic field of the light. Formulas of refractive index, that is, the ratio of light speed in vacuum to light speed in the medium, were derived with the inductor model of electron cloud and the law of energy conservation. Refractive indices of several media were calculated using the formulas derived, and the calculated results are in agreement with the results measured. The anisotropy and the nonlinearity of the refractive index are explained with the theory described in this work.
Received: 27 November 2003
Revised: 12 April 2004
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Fund: Project supported by the Beijing Science Technology New Star Programme (Grant No 952870400), the High Technology Development Programme of China (Grant No 2001AA338020-3), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No 1002005), the Foundation of Key Lab
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Zhang Tao (张涛) Effect of magnetic field of light on refractive index 2004 Chinese Physics 13 1358
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