Casimir force between designed materials: What is possible and what not

被引：75
作者：
Henkel, C [1 ]
Joulain, K
机构：
[1] Univ Potsdam, Inst Phys, Potsdam, Germany
[2] Ecole Natl Super Mecan Aeronaut, Lab Etud Therm, Poitiers, France
来源：
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2005年 / 72卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1209/epl/i2005-10344-3
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
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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页码：929 / 935
页数：7
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