Fully covariant radiation force on a polarizable particle
- The electromagnetic force on a polarizable particle is calculated in a covariant framework. Local equilibrium temperatures for the electromagnetic field and the particle's dipole moment are assumed, using a relativistic formulation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Two examples illustrate radiative friction forces: a particle moving through a homogeneous radiation background and above a planar interface. Previous results for arbitrary relative velocities are recovered in a compact way.
| Author details: | Gregor Pieplow, Carsten HenkelORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/2/023027 |
| ISSN: | 1367-2630 |
| Title of parent work (English): | New journal of physics : the open-access journal for physics |
| Publisher: | IOP Publ. Ltd. |
| Place of publishing: | Bristol |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first publication: | 2013 |
| Publication year: | 2013 |
| Release date: | 2017/03/26 |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Number of pages: | 17 |
| Funding institution: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [He-2849/4] |
| Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Open Access |
