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Fermat principle for spinning light

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Mimicking the description of spinning particles in General Relativity, the Fermat Principle is extended to spinning photons. Linearization of the resulting Papapetrou-Souriau type equations yields the semiclassical model used recently to derive the ``Optical Hall Effect'' for polarized light (alias the ``Optical Magnus Effect'').

Source: Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.74.021701

Authors: C. Duval, Z. Horváth, P. A. Horváthy

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Physique Théorique, Eötvös Loránd University, Université de Tours, Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique Théorique

Language: English

Topic: Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2000278653

FWCI: 5.071

Cites: 25

Cited by: 110

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