TY - BOOK ID - 33226940 TI - Fundamentals of van der Waals and Casimir Interactions PY - 2018 SN - 3319998315 3319998307 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Van der Waals forces. KW - Casimir effect. KW - Casimir force KW - Casimir forces KW - Effect, Casimir KW - Force, Casimir KW - Electric fields KW - Vacuum polarization KW - Zero-point field KW - Atoms KW - Molecules KW - Polarization (Electricity) KW - Quasimolecules KW - Mathematical physics. KW - Solid State Physics. KW - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. KW - Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation. KW - Mathematical Methods in Physics. KW - Physical mathematics KW - Physics KW - Mathematics KW - Solid state physics. KW - Atoms. KW - Physics. KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Matter KW - Stereochemistry KW - Solids KW - Constitution UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33226940 AB - This book presents a self-contained derivation of van der Waals and Casimir type dispersion forces, covering the interactions between two atoms but also between microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic objects of various shapes and materials. It also presents detailed and general prescriptions for finding the normal modes and the interactions in layered systems of planar, spherical and cylindrical types, with two-dimensional sheets, such as graphene incorporated in the formalism. A detailed derivation of the van der Waals force and Casimir-Polder force between two polarizable atoms serves as the starting point for the discussion of forces: Dispersion forces, of van der Waals and Casimir type, act on bodies of all size, from atoms up to macroscopic objects. The smaller the object the more these forces dominate and as a result they play a key role in modern nanotechnology through effects such as stiction. They show up in almost all fields of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and even cosmology. Written by a condensed matter physicist in the language of condensed matter physics, the book shows readers how to obtain the electromagnetic normal modes, which for metallic systems, is especially useful in the field of plasmonics. ER -