Do the precise measurements of the Casimir force agree with the expectations?
Quantum Physics
2016-12-21 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
An upper limit on the Casimir force is found using the dielectric functions of perfect crystalline materials which depend only on well defined material constants. The force measured with the atomic force microscope is larger than this limit at small separations between bodies and the discrepancy is significant. The simplest modification of the experiment is proposed allowing to make its results more reliable and answer the question if the discrepancy has any relation with the existence of a new force.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0001010,
title = {Do the precise measurements of the Casimir force agree with the expectations?},
author = {V. B. Svetovoy and M. V. Lokhanin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0001010},
year = {2016}
}
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9 pages, LaTeX, 2 Postscript figures