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We review recent progress in the field of optomechanics, where one studies the effects of radiation on mechanical motion. The paradigmatic example is an optical cavity with a movable mirror, where the radiation pressure can induce cooling, amplification and nonlinear dynamics of the mirror.
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Kubala, B., Ludwig, M., Marquardt, F. (2009). Optomechanics. In: Casati, G., Matrasulov, D. (eds) Complex Phenomena in Nanoscale Systems. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3120-4_12
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