Published 1989
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Book
The historical background of the Casimir effect, The Casimir effect in field theory. Ch. 9
Creators
- 1. Technische Univ. Twente, Enschede (Netherlands)
- 2. Texas Univ., Austin, TX (USA)
Description
In 1948 Casimir showed that a force of interaction exists between two perfectly conducting plates. In the first part of this chapter the story of the Casimir effect is described and some experimentally work is briefly examined. The second part deals with the implications of the Casimir effect in modern quantum field theory. (author). 69 refs.; 2 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- North-Holland.
- Imprint Place
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- ISBN
- 0 444 88019 4
- Imprint Title
- Physics in the making
- Imprint Pagination
- 375 p.
- Series
- North-Holland Personal Library.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 235-272.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 22048260
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CASIMIR EFFECT; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; VACUUM POLARIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- This chapter is divided in two parts: 9A, The historical background of the Casimir effect / by M.J. Sparnaay, p. 235-246, 37 refs.; 2 figs.; and 9B, The Casimir effect in field theory / by Bryce DeWitt, p. 247-272, 32 refs.