Measuring the effect of electrostatic patch potentials in Casimir force experiments
The Casimir force is a consequence of quantum electrodynamic fluctuations, which induce interactions between materials. Patch potentials (i.e., spatial variations of electrostatic potentials across a surface) are a concern in measurements of the Casimir force because they can cause an additional for...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2020-06-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.023355 |