Towards a metamaterial simulation of a spinning cosmic string

Tom G. Mackay, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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Abstract

The spacetime metric of a spinning cosmic string may be formally represented in flat spacetime by a nonhomogeneous bianisotropic medium. The constitutive parameters of this bianisotropic medium can be established using a noncovariant formalism, thereby paving the way for laboratory simulations of a spinning cosmic string using metamaterial technology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2305-2308
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume374
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - May 10 2010

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Mackay, Tom G. ; Lakhtakia, Akhlesh. / Towards a metamaterial simulation of a spinning cosmic string. In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics. 2010 ; Vol. 374, No. 23. pp. 2305-2308.
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