The interaction of quantum light with matter is of great importance to a wide range of
scientific disciplines, ranging from optomechanics to high-precision measurements. A …

The Lifshitz theory of van der Waals forces is utilized for the systematic calculation of the non-
retarded room temperature Hamaker constants between 26 identical isotropic elemental …

The cosmological constant, also known as dark energy, was believed to be caused by
vacuum fluctuations, but naive calculations give results in stark disagreement with fact. In the …

Astrophysics has given empirical evidence for the cosmological constant that accelerates
the expansion of the universe. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics have proven …

The Casimir force between dielectric bodies is well-understood, but not the Casimir force
inside a dielectric, in particular its renormalization. We develop and analyze a simple model …

We consider local semitransparent Neumann boundary conditions for a quantum scalar field
as imposed by a quadratic coupling to a source localized on a flat codimension-one surface …

We calculate the Casimir forces in two configurations, namely, three parallel dielectric slabs
and a dielectric slab between two perfectly conducting plates, where the dielectric materials …

We discuss several aspects of the stress-energy tensor for a quantum scalar field in an
inhomogeneous background, the latter being modeled by a variable mass. Using a …

Dark energy is one of the greatest scientific mysteries of today. The idea that dark energy
originates from quantum vacuum fluctuations has circulated since the late'60s, but …

Continuing a program of examining the behavior of the vacuum expectation value of the
stress tensor in a background which varies only in a single direction, we here study the …