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We review various applications of the multiple scattering approach to the calculation of Casimir forces between separate bodies, including dispersion, wedge geometries, annular pistons, and temperature dependence. Exact results are obtained in many cases.
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Milton, K.A., Wagner, J., Parashar, P., Cavero-Peláez, I., Brevik, I., Ellingsen, S.Å. (2011). Multiple Scattering: Dispersion, Temperature Dependence, and Annular Pistons. In: Odintsov, S., Sáez-Gómez, D., Xambó-Descamps, S. (eds) Cosmology, Quantum Vacuum and Zeta Functions. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 137. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19760-4_9
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