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Representation and Evolution of the Angular Momentum of the Light

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2014
A compact formalism for representing the angular momentum modes in paraxial optics is considered. The evolution of both spin and orbital components of angular momentum is described within such representation.
P. Martelli, M. Martinelli
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generating optical angular momentum through wavefront curvature

APL Photonics
Recent developments in the understanding of optical angular momentum have resulted in many demonstrations of unusual optical phenomena, such as optical beams with orbital angular momentum and transverse spinning light. Here, we detail novel contributions
Kayn A. Forbes, Vittorio Aita, Anatoly V. Zayats   +2 more
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The energy-momentum tensor of spin-1 hadrons: formalism

European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 2019
We provide the complete decomposition of the local gauge-invariant energy-momentum tensor for spin-1 hadrons, including non-conserved terms for the individual parton flavors and antisymmetric contributions originating from intrinsic spin.
Wim Cosyn, Sabrina Cotogno, Adam Freese, Cédric Lorcé   +3 more
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Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang, J. An, X. Zheng, D. Wang, S. Wang, X. Wang, P. Zhu, J. Pei, S. Li, J. Paripurana, Y. Han, Z. Tang, X. Gan, Q. He, X. Ma   +14 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
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What is the relativistic spin operator?

New Journal of Physics, 2014
Although the spin is regarded as a fundamental property of the electron, there is no universally accepted spin operator within the framework of relativistic quantum mechanics.
Heiko Bauke, Sven Ahrens, Christoph H Keitel, Rainer Grobe   +3 more
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Stable optical lateral forces from inhomogeneities of the spin angular momentum. [PDF]

Sci Adv, 2022
Shi Y, Zhu T, Liu J, Tsai DP, Zhang H, Wang S, Chan CT, Wu PC, Zayats AV, Nori F, Liu AQ.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
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Polarization-Addressable Optical Movement of Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Hotspot Spin Vortices

Nanomaterials
Spin–orbit coupling in nanoscale optical fields leads to the emergence of a nontrivial spin angular momentum component, transverse to the orbital momentum.
Sergio Balestrieri, Silvia Romano, Mario Iodice, Giuseppe Coppola, Gianluigi Zito   +4 more
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