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Superluminal localized structures of electromagnetic radiation

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a S I Vavilov State Optical Institute, Birzhevaya liniya 12, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation
b ITMO University, Kronverksky Pr. 49, bldg. A, St. Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation

This paper analyzes localized invariable-form structures of electromagnetic radiation in vacuum and soliton-like light structures traveling superluminally in a nonlinear medium. Both types of structures are concluded to be unstable to small perturbations.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU2005v048n02ABEH002314
PACS: 03.30.+p, 41.20.−q (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU2005v048n02ABEH002314
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2005/2/d/
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2005PhyU...48..167R
Citation: Rozanov N N "Superluminal localized structures of electromagnetic radiation" Phys. Usp. 48 167–171 (2005)
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Оригинал: Розанов Н Н «Сверхсветовые локализованные структуры электромагнитного излучения» УФН 175 181–185 (2005); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0175.200502e.0181

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