Contributor
Dalvit, Diego A. R.
Imprint:Berlin : Springer Verlag, 2011.
Descriptionxii, 457 p. : ill., (some color) ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Preface -- On the Problem of Van der Waals Forces in Dielectric Media -- Local and Global Casimir Energies: Divergences, Renormalization, and the Coupling to Gravity -- Casimir Effect in the Scattering Approach: Correlations Between Material Properties, Temperature and Geometry -- Geometry and Material Effects in Casimir Physics -- Scattering Theory -- Numerical Methods for Computing Casimir Interactions -- Progress in Experimental Measurements of the Surface-Surface Casimir Force: Electrostatic Calibrations and Limitations to Accuracy -- Attractive and Repulsive Casimir-Lifshitz Forces, QED Torques, and Applications to Nanomachines -- Casimir Force in Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical Systems -- Characterization of Optical Properties and Surface Roughness Profiles: The Casimir Force Between Real Materials -- Fluctuation -Induced Forces Between Atoms and Surfaces: the Casimir-Polder Interaction -- Modern Experiments on Atom-Surface Casimir Physics -- Fluctuations, Dissipation and the Dynamical Casimir Effect.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
