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If a boundary between two static media is moving with a constant superluminal velocity, or
there is a sudden change of the refractive index with time, this yields generation of …

Space–time variation spoils frequency conservation and brings negative frequencies into
the picture. In addition, the quantum nature of light comes to the fore in a manner not evident …

We formulate macroscopic quantum electrodynamics in the most general linear, absorbing
media. In particular, Onsager reciprocity is not assumed to hold. The field quantization is …

One of the most extraordinary manifestations of the coupling of the electromagnetic field and
matter is the emission of light by charged particles passing through a dielectric medium: the …

Here, we develop a comprehensive quantum theory for the phenomenon of quantum friction.
Based on a theory of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics for unstable systems, we …

Astrophysics has given empirical evidence for the cosmological constant that accelerates
the expansion of the universe. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics have proven …

The cosmological constant, also known as dark energy, was believed to be caused by
vacuum fluctuations, but naive calculations give results in stark disagreement with fact. In the …

A ground-state atom uniformly accelerated through the Minkowski vacuum can become
excited by emitting an Unruh-Minkowski photon. We show that from the perspective of an …

Here the Abraham-Minkowski controversy on the correct definition of the light momentum in
a macroscopic medium is revisited with the purpose to highlight that an effective medium …