Casimir Effect, The: Physical Manifestations Of Zero-point Energy
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Boundary Conditions
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Cosmological Constant
Dimensional Dependence
Energy-Momentum Tensor
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Finite-Temperature Field Theory
Green's Functions
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Fluctuations
Sonoluminescence
Van Der Waals Forces
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- ISBN 9789810243975
- Publication Date: 16 Oct 2001
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Publication City/Country: SG
- Product Form: Hardback
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In its simplest manifestation, the Casimir effect is a quantum force of attraction between two parallel uncharged conducting plates. More generally, it refers to the interaction — which may be either attractive or repulsive — between material bodies due to quantum fluctuations in whatever fields are relevant. It is a local version of the van der Waals force between molecules. Its sweep ranges from perhaps its being the origin of the cosmological constant to its being responsible for the confinement of quarks.This monograph develops the theory of such forces, based primarily on physically transparent Green's function techniques, and makes applications from quarks to the cosmos, as well as observable consequences in condensed matter systems. It is aimed at graduate students and researchers in theoretical physics, quantum field theory, and applied mathematics.
