The Casimir atomic pendulum

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2008.09.040zbMATH Open1227.81241arXiv1308.0004OpenAlexW2013056137MaRDI QIDQ646867FDOQ646867

Authors: Juan-Miguel Gracia 

Publication date: 30 November 2011

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We want to introduce an atomic pendulum whose driving force (torque) is due to the quantum vacuum fluctuations. Applying the well-known Casimir-Polder effect to a special configuration (a combined structure of an atomic nanostring and a conducting plate), an atomic pendulum (Casimir atomic pendulum) is designed. Using practically acceptable data corresponding to the already known world of nanotechnology and based on reasonable/reliable numerical estimates, the period of oscillation for the pendulum is computed. This pendulum can be considered as both a new Micro (Nano)-Eelectromechanical system and a new simple vacuum machine. Its design may be considered as a first step towards realizing the visualized vacuum (Casimir) clock!

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.0004

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zbMATH Keywords

Casimir effectMicro(nano)-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS)

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of metals (82D35) Casimir effect in quantum field theory (81T55) Statistical mechanics of nanostructures and nanoparticles (82D80)

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