Casimir interactions for anisotropic magnetodielectric metamaterials

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Rosa, F S S ^a   Dalvit, D A R ^a   Milonni, P W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GARNETS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS SCIENCE; WAVEGUIDES;

CASIMIR; CASIMIR INTERACTIONS; DRUDE CONTRIBUTIONS; FILLING FACTORS; INDIRECT DETECTION; LIFSHITZ THEORY; MAGNETIC DISSIPATION; MAGNETIC EFFECTS; MAGNETODIELECTRIC; MAGNETODIELECTRIC MEDIUM; MAXWELL-GARNETT; META-MATERIALS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 53349146294     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.032117     Document Type: Article

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