Fluctuation Induced Forces in Out of Equilibrium Systems


  Avi Aminov [1]  ,  Yariv Kafri [1]  ,  Mehran Kardar [2]  
[1] Technion, Haifa, Israel
[2] MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

In this talk we will consider two parallel plates embedded in a diffusive medium. We will show that as a current starts flowing through the medium, a Casimir-like force emerges: The driving current causes the plates to effectively attract one another.