Scattering approach to the dynamical Casimir effect
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Faghfoor Maghrebi, Mohammad
Golestanian, Ramin
Kardar, Mehran
Date Issued
January 2012
Journal
Physical Review D
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American Physical Society
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Maghrebi, Mohammad F., Ramin Golestanian, and Mehran Kardar. “Scattering Approach to the Dynamical Casimir Effect.” Physical Review D 87.2 (2013). © 2013 American Physical Society
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Abstract
We develop a unified scattering approach to dynamical Casimir problems which can be applied to both accelerating boundaries and dispersive objects in relative motion. A general (trace) formula is derived for the radiation from accelerating boundaries. Applications are provided for objects with different shapes in various dimensions, and undergoing rotational or linear motion. Within this framework, photon generation is discussed in the context of a modulated optical mirror. For dispersive objects, we find general results solely in terms of the scattering matrix. Specifically, we discuss the vacuum friction on a rotating object, and the friction on an atom moving parallel to a surface.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.025016
