edited by Simpson, William

Forces of the quantum vacuum : an introduction to Casimir physics / edited by William Simpson and Ulf Leonhardt - India World Scientific 2015 - 264 p.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.

Normal-mode QED : the quantum vacuum and its consequences -- Van der Waals and Casimir-Polder dispersion forces -- The Casimir stress in real materials -- Macroscopic QED and vacuum forces -- Measuring Casimir phenomena -- Casimir forces at the cutting edge -- Appendix: regularisation techniques.

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Quantum theory.
Casimir effect.

QC680 / .F67 2015

530.1433 SIM-W