Casimir effect for dielectric plates
Journal Article
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· Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA)
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland (PL)
A critical review of Casimir forces and their various interpretations is given. The Casimir effect for the case of dielectric slabs is studied in detail. The electromagnetic field is quantized in the presence of dielectric material and the notion of physical photons is introduced. The Casimir force originates from the pressure of the electromagnetic field in the vacuum state on the slab and is calculated with the help of the Maxwell stress tensor. It is shown that the Casimir force depends in a simple way on the mode density of the electromagnetic field. The dependence of the Casimir force on the reflection coefficient and the plate thickness is found.
- OSTI ID:
- 6848287
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, A (General Physics); (USA) Vol. 41:9; ISSN PLRAA; ISSN 0556-2791
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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