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View SchemaLong-range magnetic interaction due to the Casimir effect
| Authors | P. Bruno |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0202006 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0202006 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.240401 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 240401 (2002) |
Abstract
The zero-point quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in vacuum are known to give rise to a long-range attractive force between metal plates (Casimir effect). For ferromagnetic layers separated by vacuum, it is shown that the interplay of the Casimir effect and of the magneto-optical Kerr effect gives rise to a long-range magnetic interaction. The Casimir magnetic force is found to decay as $D^{-1}$ in the limit of short distances, and as $D^{-5}$ in the limit of long distances. Explicit expressions for realistic systems are given in the large and small distance limits. An experimental test of the Casimir magnetic interaction is proposed.
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