Scale-dependent heat transport in dissipative media via electromagnetic fluctuations

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Main Authors: Krüger, Matthias, Asheichyk, Kiryl, Kardar, Mehran, Golestanian, Ramin
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Published: 2023
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author Krüger, Matthias
Asheichyk, Kiryl
Kardar, Mehran
Golestanian, Ramin
author_facet Krüger, Matthias
Asheichyk, Kiryl
Kardar, Mehran
Golestanian, Ramin
contents We develop a theory for heat transport via electromagnetic waves inside media, and use it to derive a spatially nonlocal thermal conductivity tensor, in terms of the electromagnetic Green's function and potential, for any given system. While typically negligible for optically dense bulk media, the electromagnetic component of conductivity can be significant for optically dilute media, and shows regimes of Fourier transport as well as unhindered transport. Moreover, the electromagnetic contribution is relevant even for dense media, when in presence of interfaces, as exemplified for the in-plane conductivity of a nanosheet, which shows a variety of phenomena, including absence of a Fourier regime.
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spellingShingle Scale-dependent heat transport in dissipative media via electromagnetic fluctuations
Krüger, Matthias
Asheichyk, Kiryl
Kardar, Mehran
Golestanian, Ramin
Classical Physics
Optics
Quantum Physics
We develop a theory for heat transport via electromagnetic waves inside media, and use it to derive a spatially nonlocal thermal conductivity tensor, in terms of the electromagnetic Green's function and potential, for any given system. While typically negligible for optically dense bulk media, the electromagnetic component of conductivity can be significant for optically dilute media, and shows regimes of Fourier transport as well as unhindered transport. Moreover, the electromagnetic contribution is relevant even for dense media, when in presence of interfaces, as exemplified for the in-plane conductivity of a nanosheet, which shows a variety of phenomena, including absence of a Fourier regime.
title Scale-dependent heat transport in dissipative media via electromagnetic fluctuations
topic Classical Physics
Optics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.16726