Forces of the quantum vacuum
Subtitle: an introduction to Casimir physics
By: editors, William Simpson, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, Ulf Leonhardt, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9789814632904; 9789814632911
Subjects: Quantum theory; Casimir effect
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: Normal-mode QED : the quantum vacuum and its consequences; title: Van der Waals and Casimir-Polder dispersion forces; title: The Casimir stress in real materials; title: Macroscopic QED and vacuum forces; title: Measuring Casimir phenomena; title: Casimir forces at the cutting edge; title: Appendix: regularisation techniques.