Casimir force between designed materials: what is possible and what not
Quantum Physics
2009-11-10 v4
Abstract
We establish strict upper limits for the Casimir interaction between multilayered structures of arbitrary dielectric or diamagnetic materials. We discuss the appearance of different power laws due to frequency-dependent material constants. Simple analytical expressions are in good agreement with numerical calculations based on Lifshitz theory. We discuss the improvements required for current (meta) materials to achieve a repulsive Casimir force.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0407153,
title = {Casimir force between designed materials: what is possible and what not},
author = {Carsten Henkel and Karl Joulain},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0407153},
year = {2009}
}
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9 pages, 4 figures, graphicx, v4: Europhysics Letters, in press