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Title: | Theory of quantum friction | Authors: | Silveirinha, Mário G. | Keywords: | quantum friction; Cherenkov effect; Smith–Purcell effect,; plasma instabilities | Issue Date: | 2014 | Publisher: | Institute of Physics Publishing | Serial title, monograph or event: | New Journal of Physics | Volume: | 16 | Issue: | 6 | Abstract: | Here, we develop a comprehensive quantum theory for the phenomenon of quantum friction. Based on a theory of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics for unstable systems, we calculate the quantum expectation of the friction force at zero temperature, and link the friction effect to the emergence of system instabilities related to the Cherenkov effect. These instabilities may occur due to the hybridization of particular guided modes supported by the individual moving bodies, and selection rules for the interacting modes are derived. It is proven that the quantum friction effect can take place even when the interacting bodies are lossless and made of nondispersive dielectrics. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/109514 | ISSN: | 1367-2630 | DOI: | 10.1088/1367-2630/16/6/063011 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | I&D IT - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais FCTUC Eng.Electrotécnica - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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