Coupled Oscillators and Dielectric Function
arXiv:2501.06908 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.111.115101
Abstract
A generalized Sellmeier model, also referred to as the Lorentz-Dirac model, has been used for the description of the dielectric function of a number of technologically important materials in the literature. This model represents the frequency-dependent dielectric function as a sum over Green functions of classical damped harmonic oscillators, much in analogy with the functional form used for the dynamic polarizability of an atom, but with one important addition, namely, a complex-valued oscillator strength in the numerator. Here, we show that this generalized functional form can be justified based on the response function of coupled damped oscillators. The encountered analogies suggest an explanation for the generally observed success of the Lorentz--Dirac model in describing the dielectric function of crystals of consummate technological significance.
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