Dynamical axion field in topological magnetic insulators

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 284-288

  Li, Rundong ^a   Wang, Jing ^a,b   Qi, Xiao Liang ^a   Zhang, Shou Cheng ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHT MODULATORS;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTIONS; INTERACTING PARTICLES; LOW MASS; MAGNETIC FLUCTUATION; MAGNETIC INSULATOR; NONLINEAR MODULATION; THE STANDARD MODEL;

BOSONS;

EID: 77950520543     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1534     Document Type: Article

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