Rectification of the lateral Casimir force in a vibrating noncontact rack and pinion.
The nonlinear dynamics of a cylindrical pinion that is kept at a distance from a vibrating rack is studied, and it is shown that the lateral Casimir force between the two corrugated surfaces can be rectified. The effects of friction and external load are taken into account, and it is shown that the...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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