Surprises in Theoretical Casimir Physics

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Surprises in Theoretical Casimir Physics is written by William M.R. Simpson and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3319093150 (ISBN 10) and 9783319093154 (ISBN 13).

Despite more than half a century of theoretical work, the Casimir effect is still not as fully understood as some suppose. In this treatise, the author uncovers new puzzles and paradoxes concerning this mysterious phenomenon. In particular, he clearly demonstrates that the most sophisticated theories fail when confronted with dielectrics in which the refractive index is not uniform but gradually changes.