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Iver Brevik
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In analog gravity the recent experiment of Drori {it et al.} [Phys. Rev. Lett. {bf 122}, 010404 (2019)] is impressive, as it shows how the emission of two Hawking quanta emitted in opposite directions lead to measurable consequences in the mediums rest system in a straightforward way. This result raises however the following problem: how can this experiment be explained in terms of classical electrodynamics? There must necessarily exist such an explanation (the experiment is after all classical); otherwise classical electrodynamics would be an incomplete theory. This is the main topic of the present paper. We propose that the measured effect is a demonstration of the spacelike character of the Minkowski four-momentum. Moreover, we extend the discussion by analyzing a Gedanken experiment (making use of the Kerr effect as a formal agency), to illustrate the transition from subluminal to superluminal phenomena in a straightforward way. Finally, we emphasize the close relationship that exists between the spacelike Minkowski momentum and the anomalous Doppler effect.
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