KITP program                                      infoversality21                                     25 August 2021

Casimir force heat engine

  

David Gelbwaser, Noah Graham, Matthias Krüger


Outline

I.       Force:  Casimir force, normal and lateral

II.      Motion: Ratchets, and propulsion

III.    Heat: Energy transfer and non-equilibrium force in the near field

IV.     Reciprocity: Constraints on propulsive force

V.       Power: Work, motion, Onsager, friction, and efficiency

VI.    Summary