Several problems in the theory of van der Waals forces are reviewed: the interaction of
atoms, molecules, and small particles of condensed matter at large distances; the van der …

Abstract Reasoning by analogies permeates theoretical developments in physics and
astrophysics, motivated by the unreachable nature of many phenomena at play. For …

One of the most exciting predictions of Einstein's theory of gravitationisthat there may
exist'black holes': putative objects whose gravitational fields are so strong that no physical …

We determine the effect of Lorentz invariance violation in the vacuum energy and stress
between two parallel plates separated by a distance L, in the presence of a massive real …

The Hawking effect and the Unruh effect are two of the most important predictions in the
theoretical physics of the last quarter of the 20th century. In parallel to the theoretical …

The Casimir energy for the massless scalar field of two parallel conductors in a two-
dimensional Schwarzschild black hole background with Dirichlet boundary conditions is …

A comprehensible model is proposed aimed at an analysis of the reasons for theory change
in science. According to the model the origins of scientific revolutions lie not in a clash of …

The epistemological problems of unification of two distinct theories are discussed. An
approach related to the work of Soviet authors (Stepin, Podgoretzky and Smorodinsky) is …

A version of the Rubakov-Shaposhnikov high-dimensional model is implemented. Particles
are assumed to be confined to a four-dimensional submanifold of a high-dimensional space …

Cosmological Particle Creation and Dynamical Casimir Effect Page 1 International Journal of
Theoretical Physics, Vol. 43, No. 11, November 2004 ( C 2004) Cosmological Particle Creation …