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Recent developments on the Casimir torque

Benjamin Spreng

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-1804

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

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Jeremy N. Munday

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

E-mail Address: jnmunday@ucdavis.edu

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X22410111Cited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

This article is part of the issue:

Special Issue — The State of the Quantum Vacuum: Casimir Physics in the 2020s
Guest Editors: Kimball A. Milton

Abstract

The Casimir force acts on nearby surfaces due to zero-point fluctuations of the quantum electromagnetic field. In the nonretarded limit, the interaction is also known as the van der Waals force. When the electromagnetic response of the surfaces is anisotropic, a torque may act on the surfaces. Here, we review the literature and recent developments on the Casimir torque. The theory of the Casimir torque is discussed in an explicit example for uniaxial birefringent plates. Recent theoretical predictions for the Casimir torque in various configurations are presented. A particular emphasis is made on experimental setups for measuring the Casimir torque.

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Received 6 May 2022

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