title: Resonant behavior of dielectric objects (electrostatic resonances).
abstract: Resonant behavior of dielectric objects occurs at certain frequencies for which the object permittivity is negative and the free-space wavelength is large in comparison with the object dimensions. Unique physical features of these resonances are studied and a novel technique for the calculation of resonance values of permittivity, and hence resonance frequencies, is proposed. Scale invariance of resonance frequencies, unusually strong orthogonality properties of resonance modes, and a two-dimensional phenomenon of "twin" spectra are reported. The paper concludes with brief discussions of optical controllability of these resonances in semiconductor nanoparticles and a plausible, electrostatic resonance based, mechanism for nucleation and formation of ball lightning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. drfredkin@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Fredkin
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Mayergoyz
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055672:Static Electricity