Surface roughness occurs in a wide variety of processes where it is both difficult to avoid
and control. When two bodies are separated by a small distance the roughness starts to play …

We review the derivative expansion (DE) method in Casimir physics, an approach which
extends the proximity force approximation (PFA). After introducing and motivating the DE in …

We present a numerically exact calculation of electromagnetic heat transfer between a
dielectric sphere and plate. We compare the calculation to a recent experiment. Our …

We calculate the Casimir force and its gradient between a spherical and a planar gold
surface. Significant numerical improvements allow us to extend the range of accessible …

Near-field thermal emission largely exceeds blackbody radiation, owing to spectrally sharp
emission in surface polaritons. We turn the Casimir-Polder interaction between Cs (7 P 1/2) …

We propose to use optical tweezers to probe the Casimir interaction between microspheres
inside a liquid medium for geometric aspect ratios far beyond the validity of the widely …

We present a minimal nuclear energy density functional (NEDF) called “SeaLL1” that has
the smallest number of possible phenomenological parameters to date. SeaLL1 is defined …

We evaluate optical forces and torques induced by a surface plasmon to a sphere of
arbitrary size, ie, beyond the pointlike dipolar limit. Through a multipolar decomposition of …

Quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in the medium surrounding two discharged
macroscopic polarizable bodies induce a force between the two bodies, the so-called …

The normal Casimir force between a sinusoidally corrugated gold coated plate and a sphere
was measured at various angles between the corrugations using an atomic force …