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Quantum Electrodynamics of Casimir Momentum: Momentum of the Quantum Vacuum?

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The electromagnetic vacuum is known to have energy. It has been recently argued that the quantum vacuum can possess momentum, that adds up to the momentum of matter. This ``Casimir momentum'' is closely related to the Casimir effect, in which case energy is exchanged. In previous theory it was treated semi-classically. We present a non-relativistic quantum theory for the linear momentum of electromagnetic zero-point fluctuations, considering an harmonic oscillator subject to crossed, quasi-static magnetic and electric and coupled to the quantum vacuum. We derive a contribution of the quantum vacuum to the linear pseudo-momentum and give a new estimate for the achievable speed. Our analysis show that the effect exists and that it is finite.
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hal-00411605 , version 1 (28-08-2009)
hal-00411605 , version 2 (09-11-2009)

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Sebastien Kawka, B. van Tiggelen. Quantum Electrodynamics of Casimir Momentum: Momentum of the Quantum Vacuum?. 2009. ⟨hal-00411605v2⟩

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