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Advances in the Casimir Effect, EPUB eBook

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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.

Thereis 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 andnanotechnology.

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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