%0 Generic %1 zhao2012rotational %A Zhao, Rongkuo %A Pendry, J. B. %D 2012 %K angular_momentum_SC angular_momentum_time_crystal quantum_mechanics rings %T Rotational Quantum Friction %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.4232 %X We investigate the frictional forces due to quantum fluctuations, acting on a small sphere rotating near a surface. At zero temperature, we find the frictional force near a surface to be several orders of magnitude larger than that for the sphere rotating in vacuum. For metallic materials with typical conductivity, quantum friction is maximized by matching the frequency of rotation with the conductivity. Materials with poor conductivity are favored to obtain large quantum frictions. For semiconductor materials that are able to support surface plasmon polaritons, quantum friction can be further enhanced by several orders of magnitude due to the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons.

@misc{zhao2012rotational, abstract = {We investigate the frictional forces due to quantum fluctuations, acting on a small sphere rotating near a surface. At zero temperature, we find the frictional force near a surface to be several orders of magnitude larger than that for the sphere rotating in vacuum. For metallic materials with typical conductivity, quantum friction is maximized by matching the frequency of rotation with the conductivity. Materials with poor conductivity are favored to obtain large quantum frictions. For semiconductor materials that are able to support surface plasmon polaritons, quantum friction can be further enhanced by several orders of magnitude due to the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons.}, added-at = {2012-08-22T23:42:12.000+0200}, author = {Zhao, Rongkuo and Pendry, J. B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ce6e4869526672754e4afb25e2ed79cf/vakaryuk}, description = {Rotational Quantum Friction}, interhash = {9f8d07fd3a18fdeeeba24923a2209a65}, intrahash = {ce6e4869526672754e4afb25e2ed79cf}, keywords = {angular_momentum_SC angular_momentum_time_crystal quantum_mechanics rings}, note = {cite arxiv:1208.4232 Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, Accepted by PRL}, timestamp = {2012-08-22T23:42:12.000+0200}, title = {Rotational Quantum Friction}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.4232}, year = 2012 }