Sum rule for the optical hall angle

H. D. Drew, P. Coleman

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1572-1575
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume78
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 24 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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