Van der Waals force between dielectric plates derived from the quantum statistical mechanical path integral method

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 165-182

  Hoye J S ^a   Brevik, I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Casimir force; Quantum statistical mechanics; Van der waals force

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

CASIMIR FORCE; QUANTUM STATISTICAL MECHANICAL PATH INTEGRAL METHOD;

VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

EID: 0032187659     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00249-0     Document Type: Article

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