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

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

Publishing date

2005-04-29

URL

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0504794v2

Journals

Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 113202 (2005)

Science

Physics

Field

Condensed Matter

SubField

Statistical Mechanics

Additional info

4 pages, 3 figures. In press on Phys. Rev. Lett

Type

Scientific paper

Digital Object Identifier

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.113202

Abstract

The 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.

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