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View SchemaOpposites Attract - A Theorem About The Casimir Force
| Authors | Oded Kenneth, Israel Klich |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0601011 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0601011 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.160401 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.Lett. 97 (2006) 160401 |
Abstract
We consider the Casimir interaction between (non-magnetic) dielectric bodies or conductors. Our main result is a proof that the Casimir force between two bodies related by reflection is always attractive, independent of the exact form of the bodies or dielectric properties. Apart from being a fundamental property of fields, the theorem and its corollaries also rule out a class of suggestions to obtain repulsive forces, such as the two hemisphere repulsion suggestion and its relatives.
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