Scattering theory for stationary materials with $\mathcal{P}\mathcal{T}$ symmetry

Abstract

A theoretical framework is developed for scattering of scalar radiation from stationary, three-dimensional media with correlation functions of scattering potentials obeying $\mathcal{P}\mathcal{T}$-symmetry. It is illustrated that unlike in scattering from deterministic $\mathcal{P}\mathcal{T}$-symmetric media, its stationary generalization involves two mechanisms leading to symmetry breaking in the statistics of scattered radiation, one stemming from the complex-valued medium realizations and the other - from the complex-valued degree of medium's correlation.

8 pages, 5 figures

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