Presence of electromagnetic fluctuations in micromechanics

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 12, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 898-907

  Chevrier, Joël ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Casimir force; Microsystems; Near field heat transfer; Quantum fluctuations

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955167834     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2011.10.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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