Abstract
The Casimir force between macroscopic bodies is well understood, but not the Casimir force inside bodies. Guided by a physically intuitive picture, we develop the macroscopic theory of the renormalized Casimir stress inside planar materials (where the electromagnetic properties vary in one direction). Our theory may be applied in predicting how inhomogeneous fluids respond to Casimir forces.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 032123 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Sept 2017 |
Funding
Azrieli Foundation; European Research Council; Israel Science Foundation. We thank Y. Avni, M. Berry, I. Brevik, Y. Drori, E. Efrati, M. Fink, G. Lach, M. Milgrom, K. Milton, M. Moshe, S. Sahebdivan, E. Shahmoon, W. Simpson, A. Stern, and Y. Zilberg for stimulating discussions. I.G. is grateful to the Azrieli Foundation for the award of an Azrieli Fellowship. Our work was also supported by the European Research Council and the Israel Science Foundation, a research grant from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rosenmayer and from Mr. and Mrs. J. Nathan, and the M. B. Koffler Professorial Chair.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics