Something Can Come of Nothing: Surface Approaches to Quantum Fluctuations and the Casimir Force
arXiv:2202.05386 · doi:10.1146/annurev-nucl-111119-012402
Abstract
The Casimir force provides a striking example of the effects of quantum fluctuations in a mesoscopic system. Because it arises from the objects' electromagnetic response, the necessary calculations in quantum field theory are most naturally expressed in terms of electromagnetic scattering from each object. In this review we illustrate a variety of such techniques, with a focus on those that can be expressed in terms of surface effects, including both idealized boundary conditions and their physical realization in terms of material properties.
29 pages, 2 figures; invited contribution to Annual Reviews in Nuclear and Particle Science; v2: minor editing of version for publication
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