Dispersion Forces I Macroscopic Quantum Electrodynamics and Ground-State Casimir, Casimir–Polder and van der Waals Forces /

• 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, 247
• Subjects: Materials science.; Quantum physics.; Atoms.; Physics.; Structural materials.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Structural Materials.; Quantum Physics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.

Dispersion forces acting on both atoms and bodies play a key role in modern nanotechnology. This book provides an accessible introduction to this intriguing subject. Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics in linear, causal media is introduced as a powerful method for understanding and quantifying dispe...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: dispersion forces
• Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics
• Casimir forces between bodies
• Casimir–Polder forces on ground-state atoms
• Van derWaals forces between ground-state atoms.