Authors:
- 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