Title :
Casimir forces in inhomogeneous media: Towards a workable regularization
Author :
Griniasty, Itay ; Leonhardt, Ulf
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
The most sophisticated theory of Casimir forces in realistic materials, Lifshitz theory, diverges in inhomogeneous media. Inspired by transformation optics, we have constructed a regularization procedure that appears to converge in planar materials.
Keywords :
Casimir effect; electromagnetism; inhomogeneous media; Casimir forces; Lifshitz theory; inhomogeneous media; planar materials; regularization procedure; transformation optics; Casimir effect; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic scattering; Fluctuations; Green´s function methods; Nonhomogeneous media;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
