Manipulating Fluctuation-Induced Forces

Mehran Kardar

KITP workshop on: The Theory and Practice of Fluctuation-Induced Interactions

co-cordinators:   Thorsten Emig, Adrian Parsegian, Roya Zandi

Outline

I.       Casimir force: theory, experiment, & application                                          

II.      Thermal fluctuations: critical fluctuations, superfluid films                                

III.     Corrugated surfaces:  normal and lateral forces 

IV.     Cylinder-plate: importance of dimensionality

V.     Compact objects: general approach, full results for spheres

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