Domaines
Statistical physics
Nonequilibrium statistical physics
Quantum optics
Kinetic theory ; Diffusion ; Long-range interacting systems
Type of internship
Théorique, numérique Description
Thanks to a semi classical model, we recently succeeded in providing a comprehensive solution to vacuum electromagnetic friction on rotating atoms at any distance and temperature. The same model is also shown to retrieve known results on interatomic conservative forces due to quantum fluctuations (London, Casimir-Polder).
The goal of the internship, and follow-on PhD contract, is to include interaction with virtual pairs of particle-antiparticle among the fluctuations sources. During the internsip, one will loof for a first route towards including this effect in the semi-classical model, and give a first estimate of the order of magnitude of friction forces.
Contact
Hervé BERCEGOL