Small object limit of the Casimir effect and the sign of the Casimir force
- 2 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 65 (8) , 085014
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.65.085014
Abstract
We suggest a simple derivation of the Casimir-Polder interaction, and present some general arguments on the finiteness and sign of mutual Casimir interactions. Finally we derive a simple expression for Casimir radiation from small accelerated objects.Keywords
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