Friction and Radiative Heat Exchange in a System of Two Parallel Plates Moving Sideways : Levin-Polevoy-Rytov Theory Revisited

Abstract

It is shown that the fundamental results obtained in the works by Levine, Polevoi, Rytov (1980) and Polevoi (1990), based on the fluctuation-electromagnetic theory by Levine and Rytov, adequately describe the rate of radiative heat exchange and the frictional force in a system of two parallel thick plates in relative lateral motion. A numerically calculated friction force for good metals and thin gaps turns out to be by a factor 107 higher than earlier obtained by Polevoi and increases with increasing conductivity of the metals.

16 pages, 5 figures

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