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arxiv: gr-qc/0509091 · v1 · pith:QMBK2D67new · submitted 2005-09-22 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph· cond-mat.soft

A liquid crystal analogue of the cosmic string

classification 🌀 gr-qc astro-phcond-mat.soft
keywords cosmiclightmediumstringanalogueanisotropicconsidercrystal
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We consider the propagation of light in a anisotropic medium with a topological line defect in the realm of geometrical optics. It is shown that the effective geometry perceived by light propagating in such medium is that of a spacial section of the cosmic string spacetime.

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