The Theory and Practice of Fluctuation-Induced Forces

Coordinators:

Thorsten Emig, Adrian Parsegian, Roya Zandi

Mehran Kardar

Outline

I.       Casimir force: theory and experiment, & application                                          

II.      Thermal fluctuations: superfluid films, critical fluctuations                                          

III.     Soft matter: liquid crystals, polymers, membranes                                

IV.     Corrugated surfaces:  normal and lateral forces           

V.      Dynamic effects:  force and radiation from moving plates

VI.     Cylinder-plate: breakdwon of pairwise additivity

VII.    Repulsive forces? sphere, piston

VIII.   Compact objects: General results, full results for spheres

Next (Introduction) Outline Casimir force Thermal fluctuations Soft matter Corrugated surfaces Dynamic Effects Cylinder-plate Repulsive forces? Compact objects Summary