Collective Boundary Effects in Nanoscale Electromagnetic Casimir Forces

纳米级电磁卡西米尔力中的集体边界效应

• 批准号: 0355092
• 负责人: Umar Mohideen
• 金额: $ 36.76万
• 依托单位: University of California-Riverside
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0355092&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collective; Boundary; Effects; Nanoscale; Electromagnetic

This research project focuses on the study of some of the collective nontrivial boundary dependencies of the Casimir force using an atomic force microscope. The primary aims of the project are the demonstration of collective nontrivial electromagnetic zero point photon diffraction-like effects in Casimir forces from periodically corrugated surfaces, novel characteristics of the lateral Casimir force which can lead to horizontal motion, resulting entirely from the vacuum properties of quantum electrodynamics and observation of repulsive Casimir forces. The broader impact involves the education of both graduate and undergraduate students as well as outreach to K-12 "at risk" students.

该研究项目的重点是使用原子力显微镜研究卡西米尔力的一些集体非平凡边界依赖性。该项目的主要目标是演示来自周期性波纹表面的卡西米尔力中的集体非平凡电磁零点光子衍射效应，横向卡西米尔力的新颖特征，它可以导致水平运动，完全由量子的真空特性产生电动力学和卡西米尔排斥力的观察。更广泛的影响涉及研究生和本科生的教育以及对 K-12“高危”学生的宣传。