Fundamental limits for non-contact transfers between two bodies

Details Fundamental limits for non-contact transfers between two bodies Fundamental limits for non-contact transfers between two bodies

2010-09-23

arxiv.org/abs/1009.4598v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

accepted in Phys. Rev. B rapid communication

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We investigate energy and momentum non-contact exchanges between two arbitrary flat media separated by a gap. This problem is revisited as a transmission problem of individual system eigenmodes weighted by a transmission probability obtained either from fluctuational electrodynamics or quantum field theory. An upper limit for energy and momentum flux is derived using a general variational approach. The corresponding optimal reflectivity coefficients are given both for identical and different media in interaction.

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