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Casimir Self-Entropy of Nanoparticles with Classical Polarizabilities: Electromagnetic Field Fluctuations
Yang Li, Kimball A. Milton, Prachi Parashar +3
Not only are Casimir interaction entropies not guaranteed to be positive, but also, more strikingly, Casimir self-entropies of bodies can be negative. Here, we attempt to interpret…
Energetics of quantum vacuum friction. II: Dipole fluctuations and field fluctuations
Xin Guo, Kimball A. Milton, Gerard Kennedy +3
As a second paper in series with arXiv:2108.01539, we discuss here quantum vacuum friction on an intrinsically dissipative particle. The friction arises not only from the field flu…
The energetics of quantum vacuum friction: Field fluctuations
Xin Guo, Kimball A. Milton, Gerard Kennedy +3
Quantum fluctuations can induce a friction on a neutral but polarizable particle and cause it to radiate energy even if the particle is moving in free space filled with blackbody r…
PT-Symmetric Quantum Electrodynamics and Unitarity
Kimball A. Milton, E. K. Abalo, Prachi Parashar +2
More than 15 years ago, a new approach to quantum mechanics was suggested, in which Hermiticity of the Hamiltonian was to be replaced by invariance under a discrete symmetry, the p…
Repulsive Casimir and Casimir-Polder Forces
Kimball A. Milton, E. K. Abalo, Prachi Parashar +3
Casimir and Casimir-Polder repulsion have been known for more than 50 years. The general "Lifshitz" configuration of parallel semi-infinite dielectric slabs permits repulsion if th…
Repulsive Casimir Effects
K. A. Milton, E. K. Abalo, Prachi Parashar +3
Like Casimir's original force between conducting plates in vacuum, Casimir forces are usually attractive. But repulsive Casimir forces can be achieved in special circumstances. The…
Casimir-Polder repulsion: Polarizable atoms, cylinders, spheres, and ellipsoids
Kimball A. Milton, Prachi Parashar, Nima Pourtolami +1
Recently, the topic of Casimir repulsion has received a great deal of attention, largely because of the possibility of technological application. The general subject has a long his…
Casimir-Polder repulsion near edges: wedge apex and a screen with an aperture
Kimball A. Milton, E. K. Abalo, Prachi Parashar +3
Although repulsive effects have been predicted for quantum vacuum forces between bodies with nontrivial electromagnetic properties, such as between a perfect electric conductor and…