@article { ISI:000241412800011,
	title = {Quantum electrodynamical torques in the presence of Brownian motion},
	journal = {New Journal of Physics},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2006},
	month = {OCT 20},
	publisher = {IOP PUBLISHING LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {TEMPLE CIRCUS, TEMPLE WAY, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {Quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field give rise to a zero-point energy that persists even in the absence of electromagnetic sources. One striking consequence of the zero-point energy is manifested in the Casimir force, which causes two electrically neutral metallic plates to attract in order to reduce the zero-point energy. A second, less well-known, effect is a torque that arises between two birefringent materials with in-plane optical anisotropy as a result of the zero-point energy. In this paper, we discuss the influence of Brownian motion on two birefringent plates undergoing quantum electrodynamical ( QED) rotation as a result of the system{\textquoteright}s zero-point energy. Direct calculations for the torque are presented, and preliminary experiments are discussed.},
	issn = {1367-2630},
	doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/8/10/244},
	author = {Munday, Jeremy N. and Iannuzzi, Davide and Federico Capasso}
}
