Dispersion Forces I - Macroscopic Quantum Electrodynamics and Ground-State Casimir, Casimir-Polder and van der Waals Forces

Dispersion forces acting on both atoms and bodies play a key role in modern nanotechnology. As demonstrated in this book, macroscopic quantum electrodynamics provides a powerful method for understanding and quantifying dispersion forces in a vast range of realistic scenarios. The basic physical concepts and theoretical steps allow for the derivation of outlined general expressions for dispersion forces. As illustrated by a number of examples, these expressions can easily be used to study forces between objects of various shapes and materials, including effects like material absorption, nontrivial magnetic properties and dynamical forces asssociated with excited systems.

List of contents

Introduction: dispersion forces.- Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics.- Casimir forces between bodies.- Casimir-Polder forces on ground-state atoms.- Van derWaals forces between ground-state atoms.

Summary

Dispersion forces acting on both atoms and bodies play a key role in modern nanotechnology. As demonstrated in this book, macroscopic quantum electrodynamics provides a powerful method for understanding and quantifying dispersion forces in a vast range of realistic scenarios. The basic physical concepts and theoretical steps allow for the derivation of outlined general expressions for dispersion forces. As illustrated by a number of examples, these expressions can easily be used to study forces between objects of various shapes and materials, including effects like material absorption, nontrivial magnetic properties and dynamical forces asssociated with excited systems.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Yoshi Buhmann
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783642448324
• ISBN: 978-3-642-44832-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 20 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 539 g
• Illustrations: XXI, 330 p. 61 illus.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics; Springer Tracts in Modern Physics; Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Ergebnisse der exakten Naturwissenschaften
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; B, Atoms, Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Nanotechnology, Materials science, Physics and Astronomy, Atomic & molecular physics, Structural engineering, Structural Materials, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Chemical Physics