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Negative refractive index in hydrodynamical systems

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We discuss the presence of exotic electromagnetic phenomena in systems with finite charge density which are described by hydrodynamics. We show that such systems generically have negative refractive index for low frequencies electromagnetic waves, i.e. the energy flux and the phase velocity of the wave propagate in opposite directions. We comment on possible phenomenological applications, focusing on the Quark Gluon Plasma.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0354, U.S.A

    Antonio Amariti

  2. Physique Théorique et Mathématique and International Solvay Institutes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, C.P. 231, 1050, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Davide Forcella

  3. Theoretische Natuurkunde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and The International Solvay Institutes, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Alberto Mariotti

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Amariti, A., Forcella, D. & Mariotti, A. Negative refractive index in hydrodynamical systems. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 105 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2013)105

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