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dc.contributor.authorMunday, J. N.
dc.contributor.authorCapasso, Federico
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T13:29:58Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationMunday, J. N., and Federico Capasso. 2007. “Precision Measurement of the Casimir-Lifshitz Force in a Fluid.” Physical Review A 75 (6). https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.75.060102.
dc.identifier.issn1050-2947
dc.identifier.issn1094-1622
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41371568*
dc.description.abstractThe Casimir force, which results from the confinement of the quantum-mechanical zero-point fluctuations of electromagnetic fields, has received significant attention in recent years for its effect on micro- and nanoscale mechanical systems. With few exceptions, experimental observations have been limited to interacting conductive bodies separated by vacuum or air. However, interesting phenomena, including repulsive forces, are expected to exist in certain circumstances between metals and dielectrics when the intervening medium is not vacuum. In order to better understand the effect of the Casimir force in such situations and to test the robustness of the generalized Casimir-Lifshitz theory, we have performed precision measurements of the Casimir force between two metals immersed in a fluid. For this situation, the measured force is attractive and is approximately 80% smaller than the force predicted by Casimir for ideal metals in vacuum. We present experimental results and find them to be consistent with Lifshitz's theory.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
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dc.titlePrecision measurement of the Casimir-Lifshitz force in a fluid
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript
dc.relation.journalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
dash.depositing.authorCapasso, Federico::c84ca12d0f20adc982c7c314bebd7c9e::600
dc.date.available2019-09-17T13:29:58Z
dash.workflow.comments1Science Serial ID 75961
dc.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevA.75.060102
dash.source.volume75;6


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