The physical origin of the Casimir force is connected with the existence of zero-point and
thermal fluctuations. The Casimir effect is very general and finds applications in various …

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 …

Interactions induced by electromagnetic fluctuations, such as van der Waals and Casimir
forces, are of universal nature present at any length scale between any types of systems …

Photonic devices play an increasingly important role in advancing physics and engineering.
Although improvements in nanofabrication and computational methods have driven …

Abstract In 1948, Hendrik Casimir predicted that a generalized version of van der Waals
forces would arise between two metal plates due to quantum fluctuations of the …

Our understanding of the “long range” electrodynamic, electrostatic, and polar interactions
that dominate the organization of small objects at separations beyond an interatomic bond …

Quantum optics combines classical electrodynamics with quantum mechanics to describe
how light interacts with material on the nanoscale, and many of the tricks and techniques …

We give a comprehensive presentation of methods for calculating the Casimir force to
arbitrary accuracy, for any number of objects, arbitrary shapes, susceptibility functions, and …

We develop an exact method for computing the Casimir energy between arbitrary compact
objects, either dielectrics or perfect conductors. The energy is obtained as an interaction …

The Casimir interaction between two parallel metal plates in close proximity is usually
thought of as an attractive interaction. By coating one object with a low–refractive index thin …