TY - BOOK AU - edited by Simpson, William AU - Simpson,William M.R. AU - Leonhardt,Ulf TI - Forces of the quantum vacuum: an introduction to Casimir physics SN - 9789814632904 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - QC680 .F67 2015 U1 - 530.1433 SIM-W PY - 2015/// CY - India PB - World Scientific KW - Quantum theory KW - Casimir effect N1 - 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 ER -