Long-range Casimir forces : theory and recent experiments on atomic systems /
Written for the nonspecialist, this book reviews current experimental and theoretical research on long-range forces of the Casimir-Polder type as related to atomic traps and their stability, atomic clocks, and binding forces between surfaces. Researchers and graduate students in solid-state, molecul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Plenum Press,
[1993]
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| Series: | Finite systems and multiparticle dynamics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Written for the nonspecialist, this book reviews current experimental and theoretical research on long-range forces of the Casimir-Polder type as related to atomic traps and their stability, atomic clocks, and binding forces between surfaces. Researchers and graduate students in solid-state, molecular, nuclear, and chemical physics will be introduced to the broad picture as well as many particulars of the field. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 357 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781489912282 (electronic bk.) 1489912282 (electronic bk.) |