The Casimir effect and its applications / V.M. Mostepanenko and N.N. Trunov ; translated by R.L. Znajek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mostepanenko, V. M. (Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich)

Contributor:

Trunov, N. N. (Nikolaĭ Nikolaevĭch)

Series:

Oxford science publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Casimir effect.

Physical Description:

xi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Summary:

The Casimir effect arises when the zero-point vacuum oscillation spectrum is distorted by boundedness of the field quantization domain or by non-trivial spatial topology. As such, it is a widely used and intensely discussed phenomenon. This is the first book devoted to the Casimir effect. It will be valued by workers in a number of fields, including elementary particle physics, statistical physics, quantum field theory, gravitation and cosmology. Methods of calculating Casimir energies and forces are considered, and results given for bounded domains, dispersive media, and topologically non-trivial spaces. All these applications are outlined in this work covering a widely known, used and intensively discussed effect by specialists.

Notes:

Includes bibliograhical references (pages [192]-199).

ISBN:

0198539983

OCLC:

36832475