Quantum Rolling Friction

Intravaia, F.; Oelschlager, D; Reiche, D.; Dalvit, Diego Alejandro Roberto; Busch, K.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.123.120401

Quantum Rolling Friction

Journal Article · Tue Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.123.120401· OSTI ID:1768514

^[1]; Oelschlager, D ^[2]; Reiche, D. ^[2]; ^[3]; Busch, K. ^[4]

Humboldt-Univ., Berlin (Germany)
Max-Born-Inst., Berlin (Germany)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Humboldt-Univ., Berlin (Germany); Max-Born-Inst., Berlin (Germany)

An atom moving in a vacuum at constant velocity and parallel to a surface experiences a frictional force induced by the dissipative interaction with the quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. We show that the combination of nonequilibrium dynamics, the anomalous Doppler effect, and spin-momentum locking of light mediates an intriguing interplay between the atom’s translational and rotational motion. In turn, this deeply affects the drag force in a way that is reminiscent of classical rolling friction. Our fully non-Markovian and nonequilibrium description reveals counterintuitive features characterizing the atom’s velocity-dependent rotational dynamics. Finally, these results prompt interesting directions for tuning the interaction and for investigating nonequilibrium dynamics as well as the properties of confined light.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1768514

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1564537

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--18-29152

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 123; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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