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This book is a comprehensive sourcebook, distilled from hundreds of recently published papers, about the Casimir effect: the small forces originating from the quantum vacuum and acting between closely spaced bodies. It brings together developments in experiment and theory, fundamental and applied aspects of the Casimir force.
Dr Michael Bordag has held a number of positions at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and currently lectures there. ; Professor Galina Leonidovna Klimchitskaya began her career at the Leningrad State University, and is now Professor of the Department of Physics of the North-West Technical University (St.Petersburg, Russia). She has held visiting Professorships at Leipzig University, Germany; University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil; Central Brazilian Physical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the University of California, Riverside, USA.; Professor Umar Mohideen has held various positions at the University of California, Riverside, USA, and is now Vice-Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy there.; Professor Vladimir Mostepanenko is currently Principal Researcher of the Noncommercial Partnership ``Scientific Instruments'' (Moscow, Russia). He has held Visiting Professorships at Leipzig University, Germany; University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil; Central Brazilian Physical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the University of California, Riverside, USA.
1 Introduction; I: PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CASIMIR EFFECT FOR IDEAL BOUNDARIES; 2 Simple models of the Casimir effect; 3 Field quantization and vacuum energy in the presence of boundaries; 4 Regularization and renormalization of the vacuum energy; 5 The Casimir effect at nonzero temperature; 6 Approximate and numerical approaches to the Casimir effect; 7 The Casimir effect for two ideal metal planes; 8 The Casimir effect in rectangular boxes; 9 Single spherical and cylindrical boundaries; 10 The Casimir force between objects of arbitrary shape; 11 Spaces with non-Euclidean topology; II: THE CASIMIR FORCE BETWEEN REAL BODIES; 12 The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals and Casimir forces between plane dielectrics; 13 The Casimir interaction between plates made of real metals at zero temperature; 14 The Casimir interaction between real metals at nonzero temperature; 15 The Casimir interaction between metal and dielectric; 16 The Lifshitz theory of atom-wall interaction; 17 The Casimir force between rough and corrugated surfaces; III: MEASUREMENTS OF THE CASIMIR FORCE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BOTH FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 18 General requirements for Casimir force measurements; 19 Measurements of the Casimir force between equals; 20 Measurements of the Casimir force with semiconductors; 21 Measurements of the Casimir force in configurations with corrugated surfaces; 22 Measurement of the Casimir-Polder force; 23 Applications of the Casimir force in nanotechnology; 24 Constraints on hypothetical interactions from the Casimir effect; 25 Conclusions and outlook
Show moreThis book is a comprehensive sourcebook, distilled from hundreds of recently published papers, about the Casimir effect: the small forces originating from the quantum vacuum and acting between closely spaced bodies. It brings together developments in experiment and theory, fundamental and applied aspects of the Casimir force.
Dr Michael Bordag has held a number of positions at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and currently lectures there. ; Professor Galina Leonidovna Klimchitskaya began her career at the Leningrad State University, and is now Professor of the Department of Physics of the North-West Technical University (St.Petersburg, Russia). She has held visiting Professorships at Leipzig University, Germany; University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil; Central Brazilian Physical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the University of California, Riverside, USA.; Professor Umar Mohideen has held various positions at the University of California, Riverside, USA, and is now Vice-Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy there.; Professor Vladimir Mostepanenko is currently Principal Researcher of the Noncommercial Partnership ``Scientific Instruments'' (Moscow, Russia). He has held Visiting Professorships at Leipzig University, Germany; University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil; Central Brazilian Physical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the University of California, Riverside, USA.
1 Introduction; I: PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CASIMIR EFFECT FOR IDEAL BOUNDARIES; 2 Simple models of the Casimir effect; 3 Field quantization and vacuum energy in the presence of boundaries; 4 Regularization and renormalization of the vacuum energy; 5 The Casimir effect at nonzero temperature; 6 Approximate and numerical approaches to the Casimir effect; 7 The Casimir effect for two ideal metal planes; 8 The Casimir effect in rectangular boxes; 9 Single spherical and cylindrical boundaries; 10 The Casimir force between objects of arbitrary shape; 11 Spaces with non-Euclidean topology; II: THE CASIMIR FORCE BETWEEN REAL BODIES; 12 The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals and Casimir forces between plane dielectrics; 13 The Casimir interaction between plates made of real metals at zero temperature; 14 The Casimir interaction between real metals at nonzero temperature; 15 The Casimir interaction between metal and dielectric; 16 The Lifshitz theory of atom-wall interaction; 17 The Casimir force between rough and corrugated surfaces; III: MEASUREMENTS OF THE CASIMIR FORCE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BOTH FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 18 General requirements for Casimir force measurements; 19 Measurements of the Casimir force between equals; 20 Measurements of the Casimir force with semiconductors; 21 Measurements of the Casimir force in configurations with corrugated surfaces; 22 Measurement of the Casimir-Polder force; 23 Applications of the Casimir force in nanotechnology; 24 Constraints on hypothetical interactions from the Casimir effect; 25 Conclusions and outlook
Show more1: Introduction
I: PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CASIMIR EFFECT FOR
IDEAL BOUNDARIES
2: Simple models of the Casimir effect
3: Field quantization and vacuum energy in the presence of
boundaries
4: Regularization and renormalization of the vacuum energy
5: The Casimir effect at nonzero temperature
6: Approximate and numerical approaches to the Casimir effect
7: The Casimir effect for two ideal metal planes
8: The Casimir effect in rectangular boxes
9: Single spherical and cylindrical boundaries
10: The Casimir force between objects of arbitrary shape
11: Spaces with non-Euclidean topology
II: THE CASIMIR FORCE BETWEEN REAL BODIES
12: The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals and Casimir forces between
plane dielectrics
13: The Casimir interaction between plates made of real metals at
zero temperature
14: The Casimir interaction between real metals at nonzero
temperature
15: The Casimir interaction between metal and dielectric
16: The Lifshitz theory of atom-wall interaction
17: The Casimir force between rough and corrugated surfaces
III: MEASUREMENTS OF THE CASIMIR FORCE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN
BOTH FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
18: General requirements for Casimir force measurements
19: Measurements of the Casimir force between equals
20: Measurements of the Casimir force with semiconductors
21: Measurements of the Casimir force in configurations with
corrugated surfaces
22: Measurement of the Casimir-Polder force
23: Applications of the Casimir force in nanotechnology
24: Constraints on hypothetical interactions from the Casimir
effect
25: Conclusions and outlook
Dr Michael Bordag has held a number of positions at the University
of Leipzig, Germany, and currently lectures there.
Professor Galina Leonidovna Klimchitskaya began her career at the
Leningrad State University, and is now Professor of the Department
of Physics of the North-West Technical University (St.Petersburg,
Russia). She has held visiting Professorships at Leipzig
University, Germany; University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil;
Central Brazilian Physical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and
the University of California, Riverside, USA. Professor Umar
Mohideen has held various positions at the
University of California, Riverside, USA, and is now Vice-Chair of
the Department of Physics and Astronomy there. Professor Vladimir
Mostepanenko is currently Principal Researcher of the
Noncommercial
Partnership ``Scientific Instruments'' (Moscow, Russia). He has
held Visiting Professorships at Leipzig University, Germany;
University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil; Central Brazilian
Physical Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the University of
California, Riverside, USA.
`This is the first modern, comprehensive book on the Casimir
effect, a very timely subject of growing importance and general
appeal in physics. Although the Casimir effect has been an
intriguing subject on its own right for more than half a century,
it is experiencing a renaissance at the moment, because only fairly
recently first precise measurements of the Casimir force have been
made and because the Casimir effect is becoming important in
nanotechnology.'
Ulf Leonhardt, University of St Andrews
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