Emergent geometries and nonlinear-wave dynamics in photon fluids
Anno: 2016
Autori: Marino F., Maitland C., Vocke D., Ortolan A., Faccio D.
Affiliazione autori: CNR-Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, L.go E. Fermi 6, I-50125 Firenze, Italy;
INFN, Sez. di Firenze, Via Sansone 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy;
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, SUPA, Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK;
INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale dell’ Universita 2, I-35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy.
Abstract: Nonlinear waves in defocusing media are investigated in the framework of the hydrodynamic description of light as a photon fluid. The observations are interpreted in terms of an emergent curved spacetime generated by the waves themselves, which fully determines their dynamics. The spacetime geometry emerges naturally as a result of the nonlinear interaction between the waves and the self-induced background flow. In particular, as observed in real fluids, different points of the wave profile propagate at different velocities leading to the self-steepening of the wave front and to the formation of a shock. This phenomenon can be associated to a curvature singularity of the emergent metric. Our analysis offers an alternative insight into the problem of shock formation and provides a demonstration of an analogue gravity model that goes beyond the kinematic level.
Giornale/Rivista: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume: 6 Da Pagina: 23282-1 A: 23282-8
Maggiori informazioni: D.F. acknowledges financial support from the European Research Council under the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013)/ERC GA 306559 and EPSRC (UK, Grant EP/J00443X/1).Parole chiavi: black-hole; Hawking radiation; analogDOI: 10.1038/srep23282Citazioni: 11dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-14Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui