Casimir friction force between polarizable media

This work is a continuation of our recent series of papers on Casimir friction, for a pair of particles of low relative particle velocity. Each particle is modeled as a simple harmonic oscillator. Our basic method, as before, is the use of quantum mechanical statistical mechanics, involving the Kubo...

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Published in:The European physical journal. D, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2012-06, Vol.66 (6), Article 149
Main Authors: Høye, J. S., Brevik, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
Atomic
Classical and quantum physics: mechanics and fields
Exact sciences and technology
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Information Technology
Quantum mechanics
Quantum Physics
Regular Article
Spectroscopy/Spectrometry
Spintronics
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Summary:This work is a continuation of our recent series of papers on Casimir friction, for a pair of particles of low relative particle velocity. Each particle is modeled as a simple harmonic oscillator. Our basic method, as before, is the use of quantum mechanical statistical mechanics, involving the Kubo formula, at finite temperature. In this work we begin by analyzing the Casimir friction between two particles polarizable in all spatial directions, this being a generalization of our study in [J.S. Høye, I. Brevik, Europhys. Lett. 91 , 60003 (2010)], which was restricted to a pair of particles with longitudinal polarization only. For simplicity the particles are taken to interact via the electrostatic dipole-dipole interaction. Thereafter, we consider the Casimir friction between one particle and a dielectric half-space, and also the friction between two dielectric half-spaces. Finally, we consider general polarizabilities (beyond the simple one-oscillator form), and show how friction occurs at finite temperature when finite frequency regions of the imaginary parts of polarizabilities overlap.
ISSN:1434-6060
1434-6079
DOI:10.1140/epjd/e2012-30033-5