Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids
Our previous paper [Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 060401 (2010)] predicted that Casimir forces induced by the material-dispersion properties of certain dielectrics can give rise to stable configurations of objects. This phenomenon was illustrated via a dicluster configuration of nontouching objects consisti...
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| author | Varela, Jaime Rodriguez, Alejandro W. McCauley, Alexander Patrick Johnson, Steven G. |
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| description | Our previous paper [Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 060401 (2010)] predicted that Casimir forces induced by the material-dispersion properties of certain dielectrics can give rise to stable configurations of objects. This phenomenon was illustrated via a dicluster configuration of nontouching objects consisting of two spheres immersed in a fluid and suspended against gravity above a plate. Here, we examine these predictions from the perspective of a practical experiment and consider the influence of nonadditive, three-body, and nonzero-temperature effects on the stability of the two spheres. We conclude that the presence of Brownian motion reduces the set of experimentally realizable silicon-teflon spherical diclusters to those consisting of layered microspheres, such as the hollow core (spherical shells) considered here. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/636922022-09-26T15:32:33Z Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids Varela, Jaime Rodriguez, Alejandro W. McCauley, Alexander Patrick Johnson, Steven G. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Varela, Jaime Varela, Jaime McCauley, Alexander Patrick Johnson, Steven G. Our previous paper [Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 060401 (2010)] predicted that Casimir forces induced by the material-dispersion properties of certain dielectrics can give rise to stable configurations of objects. This phenomenon was illustrated via a dicluster configuration of nontouching objects consisting of two spheres immersed in a fluid and suspended against gravity above a plate. Here, we examine these predictions from the perspective of a practical experiment and consider the influence of nonadditive, three-body, and nonzero-temperature effects on the stability of the two spheres. We conclude that the presence of Brownian motion reduces the set of experimentally realizable silicon-teflon spherical diclusters to those consisting of layered microspheres, such as the hollow core (spherical shells) considered here. 2011-06-09T16:10:04Z 2011-06-09T16:10:04Z 2011-04 2010-11 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1050-2947 1094-1622 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63692 Varela, Jaime et al. “Casimir Microsphere Diclusters and Three-body Effects in Fluids.” Physical Review A 83.4 (2011) : 042516. ©2011 American Physical Society. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-4967 en_US http://pra.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v83/i4/e042516 Physical Review A Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society Prof. Johnson via Jaime Varela |
| spellingShingle | Varela, Jaime Rodriguez, Alejandro W. McCauley, Alexander Patrick Johnson, Steven G. Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids |
| title | Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids |
| title_full | Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids |
| title_fullStr | Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids |
| title_short | Casimir microsphere diclusters and three-body effects in fluids |
| title_sort | casimir microsphere diclusters and three body effects in fluids |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63692 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-4967 |
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