Virtual Black Holes in Hyperbolic Metamaterials
Igor I. Smolyaninov
(Submitted on 24 Jan 2011)
Abstract: Optical space in electromagnetic metamaterials may be engineered to emulate various exotic space-time geometries. However, these metamaterial models are limited in many respects. It is believed that real physical space-time strongly fluctuates on the Planck scale. These fluctuations are usually described as virtual black holes. Static metamaterial models introduced so far do not exhibit similar behavior. Here we demonstrate that thermal fluctuations of optical space in hyperbolic metamaterials lead to creation of virtual electromagnetic black holes. This effect is very large if the dielectric component of the metamaterial exhibits critical opalescence.
This is the same metamaterial that will be used to create invisibility cloaks.
The author also sites a previous work in his references I found interesting: [11] I.I. Smolyaninov, “Metamaterial-based model of the Alcubierre warp drive”, arXiv:1009.5663
Link: Virtual Black Holes in Hyperbolic Metamaterials
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