Repulsive and restoring Casimir forces with left-handed materials
Quantum Physics
2008-03-25 v1
Abstract
We investigate repulsive Casimir force between slabs containing left-handed materials with controllable electromagnetic properties. The sign of Casimir force is determined by the electric and magnetic properties of the materials, and it is shown that the formation of the repulsive force is related to the wave impedances of two slabs. The sign change of the Casimir force as a function of the distance is studied. Special emphasis is put on the restoring Casimir force which may be found to exist between perfectly conducting material and metamaterial slabs. This restoring force is a natural power for the system oscillation in vacuum and also can be used for system stabilization.
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@article{arxiv.0803.3382,
title = {Repulsive and restoring Casimir forces with left-handed materials},
author = {Yaping Yang and Ran Zeng and Shutian Liu and Hong Chen and Shiyao Zhu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.3382},
year = {2008}
}
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11 pages, 7 figures