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Zero-point fluctuations in rotation: Perpetuum mobile of the fourth kind without energy transfer

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We discuss a simple Casimir-type device for which the rotational energy reaches its global minimum when the device rotates about a certain axis rather than remains static. This unusual property is a direct consequence of the fact that the moment of inertia of zero-point vacuum fluctuations is a negative quantity (the rotational vacuum effect). Moreover, the device does not produce any work despite the fact that its equilibrium ground state corresponds to a permanent rotation. Counterintuitively, the device has no internally moving mechanical parts while its very existence is consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. We point out that such devices may possibly be constructed using carbon nanotubes. We call this "zero-point-driven" device as the perpetuum mobile of the fourth kind.
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hal-01100378 , version 1 (09-01-2015)

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Maxim N. Chernodub. Zero-point fluctuations in rotation: Perpetuum mobile of the fourth kind without energy transfer. Mathematical Structures in Quantum Systems and Аpplications, Jun 2012, Benasque, Spain. ⟨10.1393/ncc/i2013-11523-5⟩. ⟨hal-01100378⟩
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