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(v) (m) Jν = Jν + Jν . The latter defines Pµν , through in the , and another due to the particles in ′ (m) excited states. The longitudinal responses, ǫL = ǫ + ǫ iqµPµν (q) = −Jν (q), whose components are the po- ′ j and νL = ν + ν , become larization P~ , P4j = iP , and the magnetization M,~ Pij = k 2 2 2 −ǫijkM . ∗ q − 4m q ∗ ǫ (ω, |~q|)=1+ C − ω2 − B , Expanding for weak classical fields Aµ up to quadratic L e q4 − 4m2ω2 |~q|2 T (m)   terms yields a linear response approximation Jµ = 2 2 2ωe ∗ ∗ ω ∗ Πµν (q)Aν (q), where Πµν is the field theory polarization νL(ω, |~q|)=1 − 2 +2C +2AT − 2 2 BT . (5) 2 q |~q| tensor defined below. One may show [2] that q Pµν = ΠµσFνσ − ΠνσFµσ , and define Hµν ≡ Fµν + Pµν , whose 2 2 (c) ωe = e η /m is the longitudinal electric plasmon fre- ~ j ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ components are the electric displacement D, H4j = iD , quency; AT and BT are the functions A and B with k ′ and the magnetic induction H~ , Hij = −ǫijkH . the modification n(p) → n (p). ′ The field theory polarization tensor Πµν contributes c) For T = 0, all the charge condenses, so nc(p) → 0, ∗ ∗ two terms to the induced current, the tadpole and the and the scalar functions AT and BT vanish. Neglecting ∗ thermal bubble Feynman graphs the vacuum contribution (C << 1), one obtains

∞ 2 2 2 + 3 2 q − 4m 2e d p δµν ǫL(ω, |~q|)=1 − ωe , Πµν (q)= − q4 − 4m2ω2 β (2π)3 p¯2 + m2 n=−∞   X Z 2ω2 +∞ ν (ω, |~q|)=1 − e , (6) e2 d3p (2¯p + q )(2¯p + q ) L 2 + µ µ ν ν . (3) q β (2π)3 (¯p2 + m2)[(¯p + q)2 + m2] n=−∞ Z for q2 < 4m2. For q2 > 4m2, imaginary parts appear X 2 2 2 3/2 ImǫL(ω, |~q|) = [e /48π][(1 − (4m )/(q )] . As |~q| → 0, The sum is over bosonic Matsubara frequencies p4 = (v) (m) the longitudinal responses at T = 0 are the same as those 2nπT . Writing Πµν = Πµν + Πµν , symmetry and obtained in [2] for the relativistic electron gas, ǫL =1 − (m) 2 (m) 2 2 2 2 gauge invariance [14, 15] lead to Π44 = −q B, Π4i = ωe /ω and νL =1 − 2ωe /ω . 2 (m) 2 2 −q qˆ4qˆiB, Πij = −q (δij − qˆiqˆj ) A + δij qˆ4 B , and We now turn our attention to the propagation of col- (v) lective modes in the gas, and evaluate how the medium Π = −(q2δ −q q )C(q2), whereq ˆ ≡ q /|~q|, and q2 = µν µν µ ν  µ µ  affects the propagator in the Bose gas. Just as ~q2 + q2. The scalar functions A(|~q|, q ), B(|~q|, q ), and 4 4 4 in the case of the relativistic electron gas, we obtain the C(q2) are given by integrals containing the Bose-Einstein photon propagator Γ−1 in the form occupation number for bosons and antibosons n(p) = µν − − −1 −1 n+(p)+ n (p)= eβ(ωp ξ) − 1 + eβ(ωp+ξ) − 1 L T −1 Pµν Pµν λ qµqν The tensors Hµν and Pµν provide the constitutive Γµν = 2 + 2 + 2 2 , (7)   −q ǫL −q (νL + 1) q q equations, Dj = ǫjkEk + τjkBk, Hj = νjkBk + τjkEk, −1 ′ L with ν ≡ µ . We may write ǫjk = ǫδjk + ǫ qˆj qˆk, where we have introduced the projectors Pµν ≡ P + ′ µν νjk = νδjk + ν qˆj qˆk, and τjk = τǫjklqˆl. The eigenval- T 2 T T ′ ′ Pµν = δµν − qµqν /q , with Pij = δij − qˆiqˆj , and P00 = ues of ǫjk are ǫ + ǫ and ǫ. The eigenvector of ǫ + ǫ is T P0i = 0, and λ a gauge parameter. The poles of the alongq ˆ, thus longitudinal, whereas the two eigenvectors photon propagator correspond to collective excitations with eigenvalues ǫ are transverse toq ˆ. The same occurs ′ and yield their dispersion relations. for νjk, with eigenvalues ν + ν and ν. τjk is clearly In the longitudinal propagator, there is a pole transverse. whenever the longitudinal electric permittivity vanishes a) For T >Tc, the permittivities and inverse per- ǫL(ω, ~q) = 0, leading to a longitudinal plasmon mode. meabilities are determined by the three scalar functions ∗ ∗ ∗ For ǫL(ω, ~q) nonzero, Maxwell’s equations lead to trans- A , B , and C . The asterisk denotes continuation to ~ + verse fields ~q · E = 0 that vanish when contracted with Minkowski space q4 → iω − 0 of the Euclidean scalar L 2 2 2 Pµν , so that q = 0 is not realized in this case. The functions A(|~q|, q4), B(|~q|, q4) and C(~q + q4 ). From now −1 on, we shall use the Minkowski definition q2 = ω2 − |~q|2 transverse propagator has a pole whenever µL (ω, ~q) = 2 2 νL(ω, ~q) = −1, which corresponds to collective oscilla- (qE →−qM ). (c) tions of the current density; it has another pole whenever b) For T

2 2 2 ωT = ωe + |~q| . (8) The existence of a photonic mode ωγ = |~q| with the speed of light in vacuum is another indication that the 2 The expression for ωL has two branches: one beginning modulus of the effective index of refraction of the gas − at ωL = ωe, at |~q| = 0; the other, which leads to is equal to one. Since, both ǫeff < 0 and νeff < 0, for pair creation, beginning at ωL+ = 2m, at |~q| = 0. For ωγ(|~q|) ≤ ω<ωT (|~q|), for any temperature and chemical 2 2 ωe < 4m , the longitudinal mode will show a local min- potential, one may use Snell’s law to show that neff = −1 imum at low values of |~q|, known as negative dispersion in that region, a negative refraction typical of a left- [16]. This behavior will appear only in the relativistic handed material [6, 7]. The shadowed sections of Fig.2 regime, since in the non-relativistic limit our expression illustrate those regions for both T = 0 and T 6= 0. Sim- 2 2 4 2 reduces to ωL = ωe + |~q| /4m , the same result obtained ilar behavior was obtained in the analysis of the rela- in [17] for a charged Bose gas within the random phase tivistic electron gas, confirming our hypothesis that the approximation. Fig.1 shows the dispersion curves of the relativistic nature of the gas was the key ingredient to two possibilities for the longitudinal mode, and the trans- achieve left-handed behavior. verse modes. Fig.2(a) shows that, in the condensed phase, the re- gion where the gas exhibits left-handed behavior shrinks + ωL with increasing temperature, at least up to Tc. Some- where above Tc (see Fig.2.(b)), the region expands and, 2m for the case of ultra-relativistic densities (η ≥ (mc/ℏ)3), ] ℏ

/ ωT 2 it begins to expand at the critical temperature T = Tc, mc

[ as illustrated in Fig.2(c). Fig.3 shows the plasmon en- ω ωe ergy at |~q| = 0, normalized by its value at T = 0, as a - ωL function of T/Tc for various densities. In contrast to the non-relativistic case, the transverse ωγ plasmon frequency at |~q| = 0, known as plasmon gap 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 energy, is a function of temperature for relativistic densi-  q[mc/ℏ] ties. In fact, the two regimes just described correspond to T