Fundamentals of van der Waals and Casimir Interactions

• Main Author: Sernelius, Bo E. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 102
• Subjects: Solid state physics.; Atoms.; Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

This book presents a self-contained derivation of van der Waals and Casimir type dispersion forces, covering the interactions between two atoms but also between microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic objects of various shapes and materials. It also presents detailed and general prescriptions for f...