Dispersion Forces II Many-Body Effects, Excited Atoms, Finite Temperature and Quantum Friction /

• Main Author: Buhmann, Stefan Yoshi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, 248
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Atoms.; Solid state physics.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Solid State Physics.; Quantum Physics.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

In this book, a modern unified theory of dispersion forces on atoms and bodies is presented which covers a broad range of advanced aspects and scenarios. Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics is shown to provide a powerful framework for dispersion forces which allows for discussing general properties...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Approximating Casimir–Polder potentials
• Common properties of dispersion forces
• Casimir–Polder forces on excited atoms: static theory
• Casimir–Polder forces on excited atoms: dynamical approach
• Casimir–Polder forces in cavity quantum electrodynamics
• Thermal Casimir–Polder forces
• Casimir–Polder forces on moving atoms.