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Quantum Fluctuations of Radiation Pressure
Chun-Hsien Wu, L. H. Ford
Quantum fluctuations of electromagnetic radiation pressure are discussed. We use an approach based on the quantum stress tensor to calculate the fluctuations in velocity and positi…
Classical Scalar Fields and the Generalized Second Law
L. H. Ford, Thomas A. Roman
It has been shown that classical non-minimally coupled scalar fields can violate all of the standard energy conditions in general relativity. Violations of the null and averaged nu…
Quantum Lightcone Fluctuations in Theories with Extra Dimensions
Hongwei Yu, L. H. Ford
The effects of small extra dimensions upon quantum fluctuations of the lightcone are examined. We argue that compactified extra dimensions modify the quantum fluctuations of gravit…
Focusing Vacuum Fluctuations
L. H. Ford, N. F. Svaiter
The focusing of the vacuum modes of a quantized field by a parabolic mirror is investigated. We use a geometric optics approximation to calculate the energy density and mean square…