Van der Waals force between dielectric plates derived from the quantum statistical mechanical path integral method

J.S. Høye and I. Brevik

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1998, vol. 259, issue 1, 165-182

Abstract: The Van der Waals force (or Casimir force) between two semi-infinite dielectric slabs – conventionally derived via field theoretical methods – is derived in a novel way using the quantum statistical mechanical model introduced earlier by Høye–Stell and others. Both the static case, and the time-dependent case, are considered. The present paper generalizes earlier work of the present authors [I. Brevik, J.S. Høye, Physica A 153 (1988) 420], dealing with the Van der Waals force between monatomics.

Keywords: Van der Waals force; Casimir force; Quantum statistical mechanics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00249-0

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