Dispersive Correction to Casimir Force at Finite Temperature

Abstract:

We study the dispersive correction to the finite temperature Casimir force acting on a pair of plates immersed in a magnetodielectric medium. We consider the case where both the plates are perfectly conducting and the case where one plate is perfectly conducting and one plate is infinitely permeable. Although the sign and the strength of the Casimir force depend strongly on the properties of the plates, it is found that in the high temperature regime, the Casimir force has a classical limit that does not depend on the properties of the medium separating the plates.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 110-116)
• Pages: 465-471
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.465
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Lee Peng Teo
• Keywords: Dispersive Correction, Finite Temperature Casimir Effect, Lifshitz Formula

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