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عنوان	Dynamics of noncontact rack-and-pinion device: Periodic back-and-forth motion of the rack
نوع پژوهش	مقاله چاپ‌شده در مجلات علمی
کلیدواژه‌ها	nanomachines,lateral Casimir force,rack,pinion
چکیده	We study a nanoscale system composed of one corrugated cylinder (pinion) and one corrugated plate (rack). The pinion and rack have no mechanical contact, but are coupled via the lateral Casimir force. We consider the case where the rack position versus time is a periodic triangular signal. We find that the device can rectify the periodic but nonsinusoidal motion of the rack. Using the typical values of parameters, we find that the pinion rotates with an average angular velocity Ω=1∼100 Hz. Experimental observation of the pinion rotation will show that the quantum vacuum can intermesh the noncontact parts of nanomachines
پژوهشگران	میر فائز میری (نفر سوم)، علی مرادیان (نفر دوم)، مجتبی نصیری (نفر اول)