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The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

We review in this article the influence of surface waves on the thermally excited
electromagnetic field. We study in particular the field emitted at subwavelength distances of …

All material bodies are surrounded by a fluctuating electromagnetic field because of the
thermal and quantum fluctuations of the current density inside them. Close to the surface of …

We consider two perfectly smooth featureless surfaces at T= 0, defined only by their
respective dielectric functions, separated by a finite distance, and ask the question of …

In this new work, the focus is on the dynamical response of metal electrons to several types
of incident electromagnetic fields. The author, an eminent theorist, discusses Time …

Recent advances in the use of thermal energy atomic and molecular beam methods to
explore the dynamics of physical and chemical processes occuring at surfaces are …

When two or more objects move relative to one another in vacuum, they experience a drag
force, which, at zero temperature, usually goes under the name of quantum friction. This …

First-principles calculations of the damping rate of vibrational and translational modes of
single hydrogen atoms and molecules chemisorbed on metal surfaces are presented. The …

We calculate the friction force between two semi-infinite solids in relative parallel motion
(with velocity V), and separated by a vacuum gap of width d. The friction force results from …