Surprises in Theoretical Casimir Physics
Quantum Forces in Inhomogeneous Media
Part of the Springer Theses book series (Springer Theses)
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Introduction
Despite more than half a century of theoretical work, the Casimir effect is still not as fully understood as some suppose. In this treatise, the author uncovers new puzzles and paradoxes concerning this mysterious phenomenon. In particular, he clearly demonstrates that the most sophisticated theories fail when confronted with dielectrics in which the refractive index is not uniform but gradually changes.
Keywords
Casimir Forces Casimir Stress Lifshitz Theory Macroscopic QED Quantum Stiction Quantum Vacuum Transformation Optics
Bibliographic information
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09315-4
- Copyright Information Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
- Publisher Name Springer, Cham
- eBook Packages Physics and Astronomy
- Print ISBN 978-3-319-09314-7
- Online ISBN 978-3-319-09315-4
- Series Print ISSN 2190-5053
- Series Online ISSN 2190-5061
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