New asymptotic behaviour of the surface-atom force out of thermal equilibrium

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dc.creatorAntezza, Mauro
dc.creatorPitaevskii, Lev P.
dc.creatorStringari, Sandro
dc.date2005-04-29
dc.date2005-09-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:28:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:28:55Z
dc.descriptionThe Casimir-Polder-Lifshitz force felt by an atom near the surface of a substrate is calculated out of thermal equilibrium in terms of the dielectric function of the material and of the atomic polarizability. The new force decays like $1/z^3$ at large distances (i.e. slower than at equilibrium), exhibits a sizable temperature dependence and is attractive or repulsive depending on whether the temperature of the substrate is higher or smaller than the one of the environment. Our predictions can be relevant for experiments with ultracold atomic gases. Both dielectric and metal substrates are considered.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures. In press on Phys. Rev. Lett
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0504794
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0504794
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 95, 113202 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.113202
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97862
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleNew asymptotic behaviour of the surface-atom force out of thermal equilibrium
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