Materials perspective on Casimir and van der Waals interactions
Lilia M. Woods,Diego A. R. Dalvit,Alexandre Tkatchenko,Alexandre Tkatchenko,Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez,Alejandro W. Rodriguez,Rudolf Podgornik,Rudolf Podgornik,Rudolf Podgornik +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes recent progress in this field with emphasis on theoretical and computational developments and their applications to materials including molecular structures, Dirac-like systems, optical metamaterials, composites with nontrivial boundary conditions, and biological matter.
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Abstract: Electromagnetic fluctuation-induced interactions known as van der Waals, Casimir, and Casimir-Polder forces are an active and exciting area of research. This review summarizes recent progress in this field with emphasis on theoretical and computational developments and their applications to materials including molecular structures, Dirac-like systems, optical metamaterials, composites with nontrivial boundary conditions, and biological matter.
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