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Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Presents compelling evidence of unresolved problems in the theory of Casimir forces
An interdisciplinary treatise applying techniques from Transformation Optics
Opens up new vistas for research in Casimir Physics
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foundations of Casimir Theory
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Front Matter
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Surprises in Casimir Theory
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Front Matter
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Conundrums in Casimir Theory
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics of Complex Systems, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
William M. R. Simpson
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Surprises in Theoretical Casimir Physics
Book Subtitle: Quantum Forces in Inhomogeneous Media
Authors: William M. R. Simpson
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09315-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09314-7Published: 03 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36400-1Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09315-4Published: 19 November 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 177
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Classical Electrodynamics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory