Microscopic theory of the Casimir force at thermal equilibrium: Large-separation asymptotics

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Buenzli, P R ^a   Martin, Ph A ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; METALS; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

PHOTON FIELDS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 38349140078     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.77.011114     Document Type: Article

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