Abstract
We consider the optical Hall conductivity of a general electronic medium and prove that the optical Hall angle obeys a new sum rule. This sum rule governs the response of an electronic fluid to a Lorentz force and can be thought of as a counterpart to the f-sum rule in optical conductivity. The physical meaning of this sum rule is discussed, giving a number of examples of its application to a variety of electronic media.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1572-1575 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 24 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)