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arxiv: 0704.2194 · v2 · submitted 2007-04-17 · 🪐 quant-ph

Casimir Friction I: Friction of a vacuum on a spinning dielectric

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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 scattering of quantum fluctuations, on a dielectric rotating in an electromagnetic vacuum.

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