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Quantum mechanics as a statistical theory: a short history and a worked example
Yves Pomeau, Martine Le Berre
A major question in our understanding of the fabric of the world is where the randomness of some quantum phenomena comes from and how to represent it in a rational theory. The stat…
Is vacuum dispersive?
Yves Pomeau
The question we ask is: does the speed of light {\it{in vacuo}} depend on its frequency? While the answer is NO in the frame of classical physics, we point out that the opposite co…
Degenerate ground state and quantum tunneling in rotating condensates
Qiang Du, Martine Le Berre, Yves Pomeau
Quantum tunneling introduces a fundamental difference between classical and quantum mechanics. Whenever the classical ground state is non-unique (degenerate), quantum mechanics res…
Casimir Friction I: Friction of a vacuum on a spinning dielectric
Yves Pomeau, David C. Roberts
We introduce the concept of Casimir friction, i.e. friction due to quantum fluctuations. In this first article we describe the calculation of a constant torque, arising from the sc…