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  "abstract": "Radiative forces acting on neutral bodies moving through a thermal bath represent a unique manifestation of the interplay between relativistic kinematics and thermal fluctuations. Vacuum friction is commonly formulated using the fluctuation--dissipation theorem or related statistical approaches, but such treatments can obscure the elementary momentum-transfer processes, especially in relativistic regimes. Here, we develop a kinetic momentum-transfer framework based on relativistic kinematics in which the radiative force and pressure are obtained by summing individual scattering and absorption events. This approach offers a transparent physical picture while ensuring a self-consistent treatment of Doppler shifts and relativistic transformations. We apply the method to three representative geometries: an isotropic dipolar particle, a thin resonant plate moving normal to its surface, and a thin resonant plate moving parallel to its surface. In the nonrelativistic limit, we derive explicit radiative drag coefficients, providing compact expressions for predicting vacuum friction in moving structures.",
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    {
      "name": "Gor Chalyan"
    },
    {
      "name": "F. Javier García de Abajo"
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2607.04150",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.04150",
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  "published": "2026-09-16",
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  "title": "Thermal vacuum friction of objects with different dimensionality",
  "title_text": "Thermal vacuum friction of objects with different dimensionality",
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