Casimir forces beyond the proximity approximation

Details Casimir forces beyond the proximity approximation Casimir forces beyond the proximity approximation

2011-10-05

arxiv.org/abs/1110.1082v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

4 pages, 1 figure

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The proximity force approximation (PFA) relates the interaction between closely spaced, smoothly curved objects to the force between parallel plates. Precision experiments on Casimir forces necessitate, and spur research on, corrections to the PFA. We use a derivative expansion for gently curved surfaces to derive the leading curvature modifications to the PFA. Our methods apply to any homogeneous and isotropic materials; here we present results for Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions and for perfect conductors. A Pad\'e extrapolation constrained by a multipole expansion at large distance and our improved expansion at short distances, provides an accurate expression for the sphere-plate Casimir force at all separations.

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