Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions
Here, we present a critical review of recent developments in Casimir physics motivated by discoveries of novel materials. Specifically, topologically nontrivial properties of the graphene family, Chern and topological insulators, and Weyl semimetals have diverse manifestations in the distance depend...
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| description | Here, we present a critical review of recent developments in Casimir physics motivated by discoveries of novel materials. Specifically, topologically nontrivial properties of the graphene family, Chern and topological insulators, and Weyl semimetals have diverse manifestations in the distance dependence, presence of fundamental constants, magnitude, and sign of the Casimir interaction. Limited studies of the role of nonlinear optical properties in the interaction are also reviewed. We show that, since many new materials have greatly enhanced the nonlinear optical response, new efficient pathways for investigation of the characteristic regimes of the Casimir force need to be explored, which are expected to lead to new discoveries. Recent progress in the dynamical Casimir effect is also reviewed and we argue that nonlinear media can open up new directions in this field as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-890cf088ef2d40d99143c3ecb75770e52023-11-21T03:07:34ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-12-0111129310.3390/app11010293Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir InteractionsLilia M. Woods0Matthias Krüger1Victor V. Dodonov2Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USAInstitute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, GermanyInstitute of Physics and International Center for Physics, University of Brasilia, P.O. Box 04455, Brasília 70910-900, BrazilHere, we present a critical review of recent developments in Casimir physics motivated by discoveries of novel materials. Specifically, topologically nontrivial properties of the graphene family, Chern and topological insulators, and Weyl semimetals have diverse manifestations in the distance dependence, presence of fundamental constants, magnitude, and sign of the Casimir interaction. Limited studies of the role of nonlinear optical properties in the interaction are also reviewed. We show that, since many new materials have greatly enhanced the nonlinear optical response, new efficient pathways for investigation of the characteristic regimes of the Casimir force need to be explored, which are expected to lead to new discoveries. Recent progress in the dynamical Casimir effect is also reviewed and we argue that nonlinear media can open up new directions in this field as well.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/293Casimir interactionstopological materialsnonlinear optical responsedynamical Casimir effect |
| spellingShingle | Lilia M. Woods Matthias Krüger Victor V. Dodonov Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions Applied Sciences Casimir interactions topological materials nonlinear optical response dynamical Casimir effect |
| title | Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions |
| title_full | Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions |
| title_fullStr | Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions |
| title_short | Perspective on Some Recent and Future Developments in Casimir Interactions |
| title_sort | perspective on some recent and future developments in casimir interactions |
| topic | Casimir interactions topological materials nonlinear optical response dynamical Casimir effect |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/293 |
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