Interactions induced by electromagnetic fluctuations, such as van der Waals and Casimir
forces, are of universal nature present at any length scale between any types of systems …

Abstract Casimir and Casimir–Polder repulsions have been known for more than 50 years.
The general'Lifshitz'configuration of parallel semi-infinite dielectric slabs permits repulsion if …

We propose a method of achieving large temperature T sensitivity in the Casimir force that
involves measuring the stable separation between dielectric objects immersed in a fluid. We …

We review several different approaches for computing Casimir forces and related fluctuation-
induced interactions between bodies of arbitrary shapes and materials. The relationships …

Continuing a program of examining the behavior of the vacuum expectation value of the
stress tensor in a background which varies only in a single direction, we here study the …

We develop a formalism to extend our previous work on the electromagnetic δ-function
plates to a spherical surface. The electric (λ e) and magnetic (λ g) couplings to the surface …

In a continuing effort to understand divergences which occur when quantum fields are
confined by bounding surfaces, we investigate local energy densities (and the local energy …

The Lifshitz formula is derived by making use of the spectral summation method, which is a
mathematically rigorous simultaneous application of both the mode-by-mode summation …

A general, exact formula is derived for the expectation value of the electromagnetic energy
density of an inhomogeneous absorbing and dispersive dielectric medium in thermal …

Negative entropy has been known in Casimir systems for some time. For example, it can
occur between parallel metallic plates modeled by a realistic Drude permittivity. Less well …