The Casimir force between real materials: experiment and theory

Details The Casimir force between real materials: experiment and theory The Casimir force between real materials: experiment and theory

2009-02-23

arxiv.org/abs/0902.4022v1

Rev. Mod. Phys. v.81, N4, pp.1827-1885 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

126 pages, 33 figures, accepted for publication in Reviews of Modern Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/RevModPhys.81.1827

The physical origin of the Casimir force is connected with the existence of zero-point and thermal fluctuations. The Casimir effect is very general and finds applications in various fields of physics. This review is limited to the rapid progress at the intersection of experiment and theory that has been achieved in the last few years. It includes a critical assessment of the proposed approaches to the resolution of the puzzles arising in the applications of the Lifshitz theory of the van der Waals and Casimir forces to real materials. All the primary experiments on the measurement of the Casimir force between macroscopic bodies and the Casimir-Polder force between an atom and a wall that have been performed in the last decade are reviewed, including the theory needed for their interpretation. The methodology for the comparison between experiment and theory in the force-distance measurements is presented. The experimental and theoretical results described here provide a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of dispersion forces in real materials and offer guidance for the application of Lifshitz theory for the interpretation of the measurement results.

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