{
  "id": "1806.05158",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2018-06-13T17:35:19.000Z",
  "updated": "2018-06-13T17:35:19.000Z",
  "title": "Canonical Models of Dielectric Response",
  "authors": [
    "D. Mark Riffe"
  ],
  "comment": "66 pages, 20 figures, 40 exercises",
  "categories": [
    "physics.class-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "The interaction of electromagnetic fields with a solid is characterized by several interconnected response functions: the dielectric function $\\varepsilon(\\omega)$, index of refraction $N(\\omega)$, conductivity $\\sigma(\\omega)$, and optical impedance $Z(\\omega)$. Here we utilize three canonical models of dielectric response -- the damped harmonic oscillator, Debye polarization response, and the Drude model -- to discuss these four optical response functions. Special emphasis is devoted to the response of a Drude metal. Our main focus is on electromagnetic wave propagation through a material. We also discuss the relaxation of charge fluctuations within the context of the three canonical models of response.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2018-06-13T17:35:19.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "canonical models",
      "dielectric response",
      "electromagnetic wave propagation",
      "debye polarization response",
      "drude model"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 66,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}