Filling of a cavity with zero-point electromagnetic radiation

2003/11/11 by Jiri J. Mares, V. Spicka, Mares, Jiri J. +5
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0311068

9 pages, 1 figure

arxiv created 2003/11/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

In the present contribution we analyse a simple thought process at T = 0 in an idealized heat engine having partitions made of a material with an upper frequency cut-off and bathed in zero-point (ZP) electromagnetic radiation. As a result, a possible mechanism of filling real cavities with ZP radiation based on Doppler's effect has been suggested and corresponding entropy changes are discussed.

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