Fluctuation electromagnetic conservative -dissipative interaction and heating of two closely spaced parallel plates in relative motion. Nonrelativistic approximation.2

TL;DR

This paper calculates the electromagnetic forces and heating effects between two closely spaced parallel plates in relative motion using a nonrelativistic approximation, challenging previous relativistic theories.

Contribution

It provides the first calculation of these forces and heating rates in a nonrelativistic framework, addressing limitations of earlier relativistic models.

Findings

Calculated heating rate and electromagnetic forces for moving plates

Identified drawbacks in recent relativistic fluctuation electrodynamics theories

Provided a nonrelativistic approximation approach for these interactions

Abstract

For the first time, we calculate the heating rate, attractive conservative and tangential dissipative fluctuation electromagnetic forces felt by a thick plate moving parallel to a closely spaced another plate in rest using the retarded nonrelativistic approximation of fluctuation electrodynamics. We argue that recently developed relativistic out of equilibrium theory of fluctuation electromagnetic interactions (Volokitin et. al., Phys.Rev. B78, 155437 (2008)) has serious drawbacks.