Progress in Experimental Measurements of the Surface-Surface Casimir Force: Electrostatic Calibrations and Limitations to Accuracy
Abstract
Several new experiments have extended studies of the Casimir force into new and interesting regimes. This recent work will be briefly reviewed. With this recent progress, new issues with background electrostatic effects have been uncovered. The myriad of problems associated with both patch potentials and electrostatic calibrations are discussed and the remaining open questions are brought forward.
- Publication:
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Lecture Notes in Physics, Berlin Springer Verlag
- Pub Date:
- 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-3-642-20288-9_7
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1008.3640
- Bibcode:
- 2011LNP...834..219L
- Keywords:
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- Physics;
- Quantum Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter
- E-Print:
- three figures. Chapter contribution to a Springer Lecture Notes volume "Casimir Physics"