Forces of the quantum vacuum :an introduction to Casimir physics
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New Jersey
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World Scientific
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )pages 247-249( and index
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William Simpson, Ulf Leonhardt
CONTENTS NOTE
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Normal-mode QED : the quantum vacuum and its consequences -- Van der Waals and Casimir-Polder dispersion forces -- The Casimir stress in real materials -- Macroscopic QED and vacuum forces -- Measuring Casimir phenomena -- Casimir forces at the cutting edge -- Appendix: regularisation techniques