4 papers
Perspectives on Quantum Friction, Self-Propulsion, and Self-Torque
Kimball A. Milton, Nima Pourtolami, Gerard Kennedy
This paper provides an overview of the nonequilibrium fluctuational forces and torques acting on a body either in motion or at rest relative to another body or to the thermal vacuu…
Spontaneous Torque on an Inhomogeneous Chiral Body out of Thermal Equilibrium
Kimball A. Milton, Nima Pourtolami, Gerard Kennedy
In a previous paper we showed that an inhomogeneous body in vacuum will experience a spontaneous force if it is not in thermal equilibrium with its environment. This is due to the…
Quantum Vacuum Self-Propulsion and Torque
Kimball A. Milton, Nima Pourtolami, Gerard Kennedy
This article summarizes our recent efforts to understand spontaneous quantum vacuum forces and torques, which require that a stationary object be out of thermal equilibrium with th…
Quantum Self-Propulsion of an Inhomogeneous Object out of Thermal Equilibrium
Kimball A. Milton, Nima Pourtolami, Gerard Kennedy
In an earlier paper, we explored how quantum vacuum torque can arise: a body or nanoparticle that is out of thermal equilibrium with its environment experiences a spontaneous torqu…