Advances in the Casimir Effect Hardback
by Michael (, Center of Theoretical Studies and Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leipzig Univ Bordag, Galina Leonidovna (, Department of Physics, North-West Technical University, St.Peter Klimchitskaya, Umar (, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, USA) Mohideen, Vladimir Mikhaylovich (, Noncommercial Partnership "Scientific Instruments", Moscow, R Mostepanenko
Part of the International Series of Monographs on Physics series
Hardback
Description
The subject of this book is the Casimir effect, a manifestation of zero-point oscillations of the quantum vacuum resulting in forces acting between closely spaced bodies.
For the benefit of the reader, the book assembles field-theoretical foundations of this phenomenon, applications of the general theory to real materials, and a comprehensive description of all recently performed measurements of the Casimir force with a comparison between experiment and theory.
There is an urgent need for a book of this type, given the increase of interest in forces originating from the quantum vacuum.
Numerous new results have been obtained in the last few years which are not reflected in previous books on the subject, but which are very promising for fundamental science and nanotechnology.
The book is a unique source of information presenting a critical assessment of all the main results and approaches from hundreds of journal papers.
It also outlines new ideas which have not yet been universally accepted but which are finding increasing support from experiment.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:768 pages, 120 line figures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:28/05/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199238743
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:768 pages, 120 line figures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:28/05/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199238743