Universal linear and nonlinear electrodynamics of a Dirac fluid

DOI10.1073/PNAS.1717010115zbMATH Open1416.78005arXiv1704.07334OpenAlexW2640248933WikidataQ52659612 ScholiaQ52659612MaRDI QIDQ4967433FDOQ4967433

Authors: Dmitry N. Basov, Michael M. Fogler, Zhi-Yuan Sun 

Publication date: 3 July 2019

Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A general relation is derived between the linear and second-order nonlinear ac conductivities of an electron system in the hydrodynamic regime of frequencies below the interparticle scattering rate. The magnitude and tensorial structure of the hydrodynamic nonlinear conductivity are shown to differ from their counterparts in the more familiar kinetic regime of higher frequencies. Due to universality of the hydrodynamic equations, the obtained formulas are valid for systems with an arbitrary Dirac-like dispersion, ranging from solid-state electron gases to free-space plasmas, either massive or massless, at any temperature, chemical potential or space dimension. Predictions for photon drag and second-harmonic generation in graphene are presented as one application of this theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.07334

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Statistical mechanics of liquids (82D15)

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