Abstract
This paper reports a new wave phenomenon. We show that in a system consisting of many electric dipoles, the interaction between dipoles, mediated by radiated electromagnetic waves, leads to a kind of phase transition in the system. When the phase transition occurs, all dipoles tend to oscillate in phase, displaying a global coherent behaviour. It is also found that this feature is independent of the precise configuration of the dipole system.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8031-8038 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 35 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 3 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics