Metafluid with anisotropic dynamic mass

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2011
• Main Authors: Gumen, L.N., Arriaga, J., Krokhin, A.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2011
• Subjects: Современные проблемы низкотемпературной физики конденсированного состояния
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/118797
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Metafluid with anisotropic dynamic mass / L.N. Gumen, J. Arriaga, A.A. Krokhin // Физика низких температур. — 2011. — Т. 37, № 11. — С. 1221–1224. — Бібліогр.: 29 назв. — англ.

We show that a fluid filling the space between metallic cylinders arranged in a two-dimensional lattice exhibits anisotropic dynamic mass for sound waves propagating through the lattice, if its unit cell is anisotropic. Using the plane-waves expansion method we derive (in the long wavelength limit) a formula for the effective mass tensor of the metafluid. The proposed formula is very general — it is valid for arbitrary Bravais lattices and arbitrary filling fractions of the cylinders. We apply our method to a periodic structure with very high anisotropy, when other known methods fail. In particular, we calculate the effective mass tensor for sound waves in air with embedded lattice of aluminum cylinders having rectangular cross sections, and obtain excellent agreement with experiment. The proposed method of calculation may find numerous applications for tailoring of metafluids with prescribed anisotropy.