Scattering approach to the dynamical Casimir effect

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 diffe...

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Main Authors: Faghfoor Maghrebi, Mohammad (Contributor), Golestanian, Ramin (Author), Kardar, Mehran (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2013-02-14T16:46:47Z.
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520 |a 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. 
520 |a United States. Dept. of Energy (Cooperative Research Agreement DE-FG02-05ER-41360) 
520 |a National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant DMR12-06323) 
520 |a nce Foundation (U.S.) (Grant NSF PHY11-25915) 
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