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In this article, Euler-Lagrangian dynamics explain that the two particle interaction has non-conservative forces about the frame of the center of mass. This interpretation clarifies the underlying interaction and the system descriptions…

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Assuming a classical statistical system of point particles the fundamental equations of continuum thermomechanics (continuity equation, equation of motion, and energy equation) shall be derived exactly. The macroscopic state functions…

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Quantum friction, the electromagnetic fluctuation-induced frictional force decelerating an atom which moves past a macroscopic dielectric body, has so far eluded experimental evidence despite more than three decades of theoretical studies.…

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Two interaction mechanisms of particles in a fluid are proposed on base of forces, mediated by hydrodynamic thermal fluctuations. The first one is similar to the conventional van der Waals interaction, but instead of been mediated by…

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Magnetism primarily describes the physics and materials science of systems presenting a magnetization -- a macroscopic order parameter characterizing electron angular momentum. The order parameter is associated with the electronic exchange…

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The differential form of the Maxwell's equations was first derived based on an assumption that the media are stationary, which is the foundation for describing the electro-magnetic coupling behavior of a system. For a general case in which…

Classical Physics · Physics 2022-08-29 Zhong Lin Wang

Molecular Dynamics simulations are becoming a powerful tool for examining and predicting atomic and molecular processes in various environment. The present review shows how, in the fields of plasma physics, chemistry and interactions with…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-12-14 Pascal Brault

In a recent publication [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 143602] we have shown using a QED approach that, in the presence of a magnetic field, the quantum vacuum coupled to a chiral molecule provides a kinetic momentum directed along the magnetic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-15 Manuel Donaire , Bart van Tiggelen , Geert Rikken

The description of dispersion forces within the framework of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics in linear, dispersing, and absorbing media combines the benefits of approaches based on normal-mode techniques of standard quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-01-04 Stefan Yoshi Buhmann , Dirk-Gunnar Welsch

We argue that the classical theory of electromagnetism is based on Maxwell's macroscopic equations, an energy postulate, a momentum postulate, and a generalized form of the Lorentz law of force. These seven postulates constitute the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2013-12-13 Masud Mansuripur , Armis R. Zakharian

A unified approach to the calculation of dispersive forces on ground-state bodies and atoms is given. It is based on the ground-state Lorentz force density acting on the charge and current densities attributed to the polarization and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Christian Raabe , Dirk-Gunnar Welsch

Within the frame of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics in causal media, the van der Waals interaction between an atomic system and an arbitrary arrangement of dispersing and absorbing dielectric bodies including metals is studied. It is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stefan Yoshi Buhmann , Ho Trung Dung , Dirk-Gunnar Welsch

A generalized reciprocal theorem is formulated for the motion and hydrodynamic force moments of an active particle in an arbitrary background flow of a (weakly nonlinear) complex fluid. This formalism includes as special cases a number of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-10-11 Gwynn J. Elfring

Accurate, yet computationally efficient energy functions are essential for state-of-the art molecular dynamics (MD) studies of condensed phase systems. Here, a generic workflow based on a combination of machine learning-based and empirical…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Eric D. Boittier , Silvan Käser , Markus Meuwly

Classical molecular dynamics (MD) is a well established and powerful tool in various fields of science, e.g. chemistry, plasma physics, cluster physics and condensed matter physics. Objects of investigation are few-body systems and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-02-03 Vladimir Filinov , Michael Bonitz , Alexei Filinov , Volodymyr Golubnychiy

Predictive modeling of the phonon/thermal transport properties of materials is vital to rational design for a diverse spectrum of engineering applications. Classical Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations serve as a tool to simulate the time…

A tutorial introduction to the technique of Molecular Dynamics (MD) is given, and some characteristic examples of applications are described. The purpose and scope of these simulations and the relation to other simulation methods is…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-10 Kurt Binder , Jurgen Horbach , Walter Kob , Wolfgang Paul , Fathollah Varnik

We describe the effective Lorentz forces on the ions of a generic insulating system in an magnetic field, in the context of Born-Oppenheimer ab-initio molecular dynamics. The force on each ion includes an important contribution of…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Ceresoli , R. Marchetti , E. Tosatti

According to Newton's law of gravitation the force between two particles depends upon their inertial, as well as their active and passive gravitational masses. For ordinary matter all three of these are equal and positive. We consider here…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-04-19 Sabbir Rahman

Maxwell's macroscopic equations combined with a generalized form of the Lorentz law of force are a complete and consistent set of equations. Not only are these five equations fully compatible with special relativity, they also conform with…

Optics · Physics 2014-03-03 Masud Mansuripur