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Title: Non-Markovianity in atom-surface dispersion forces

Journal Article · · Physical Review A
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  1. Max-Born Inst., Berlin (Germany)
  2. Univ. of Potsdam (Germany). Inst. of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Max-Born Inst., Berlin (Germany); Humboldt Univ. of Berlin (Germany). Inst. of Physics
  4. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, we discuss the failure of the Markov approximation in the description of atom-surface fluctuation-induced interactions, both in equilibrium (Casimir-Polder forces) and out of equilibrium (quantum friction). Using general theoretical arguments, we show that the Markov approximation can lead to erroneous predictions of such phenomena with regard to both strength and functional dependencies on system parameters. Particularly, we show that the long-time power-law tails of two-time dipole correlations and their corresponding low-frequency behavior, neglected in the Markovian limit, affect the prediction of the force. These findings highlight the importance of non-Markovian effects in dispersion interactions.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; DMR-1119826
OSTI ID:
1375867
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1329275
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-21507; PLRAAN
Journal Information:
Physical Review A, Vol. 94, Issue 4; ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 26 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Casimir forces and quantum friction of finite-size atoms in relativistic trajectories journal September 2018
Quantum Rolling Friction journal September 2019
Extended hydrodynamic description for nonequilibrium atom-surface interactions journal January 2019
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Spatial dispersion in atom-surface quantum friction text January 2017
Nonequilibrium atom-surface interaction with lossy multi-layer structures text January 2018
Casimir forces and quantum friction of finite-size atoms in relativistic trajectories text January 2018
Quantum Rolling Friction text January 2018
Extended hydrodynamic description for nonequilibrium atom-surface interactions text January 2018
Zeno Friction and Anti-friction from Quantum Collision Models text January 2019
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