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We demonstrate under which conditions a violation of the charge-parity (CP) symmetry in molecules will manifest itself in the Casimir-Polder interaction of these with a magnetodielectric surface. Charge-parity violation induces a specific electric-magnetic cross polarizability in a molecule that is not chiral, but time-reversal (T) symmetry violating. As we show, a detection of such an effect via the Casimir-Polder potential requires a material medium that is also sensitive to time reversal, i.e., it must exhibit a nonreciprocal electromagnetic response. As simple examples of such media, we consider a perfectly reflecting nonreciprocal mirror that is a special case of a perfect electromagnetic conductor, as well as a Chern-Simons medium. In addition, we show that Chern-Simons and related media can induce unusual atom-surface interactions for anisotropic molecules with and without a chiral response.

Язык оригиналаАнглийский
Номер статьи022510
Число страниц6
ЖурналPhysical Review A
Том98
Номер выпуска2
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 15 авг 2018

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  • Атомная и молекулярная физика и оптика

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