Casimir forces at the cutting edge

Simpson, William; Leonhardt, Ulf; Decca, Ricardo; Buhmann, Stefan Y.

Abstract

It would be a pity if you read this far, decided that it all made perfect sense, and put the book down, supposing that scientists have got the Casimir effect ‘pretty much figured out’. They haven't, and physics only thrives when people ask questions. Here are just a few examples of some fairly fundamental problems that have been exercising physicists in the Casimir community. We begin by reviewing two unresolved issues in experimental Casimir physics, following the previous chapter, and conclude by raising a number of questions in the theory of the Casimir effect.

Citation

Simpson, W., Leonhardt, U., Decca, R., & Buhmann, S. Y. (2015). Casimir forces at the cutting edge. In W. M. R. Simpson, & U. Leonhardt (Eds.), Forces of the Quantum Vacuum: an introduction to Casimir Physics (227-246). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814644761_0007

• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Deposit Date: May 18, 2024
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
• Pages: 227-246
• Book Title: Forces of the Quantum Vacuum: an introduction to Casimir Physics
• Chapter Number: 6
• ISBN: 9789814632904
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814644761_0007
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2453607