Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry
We report on a proposal aimed at measuring the Casimir force in the cylinder-plane configuration. The Casimir force is evaluated including corrections due to finite parallelism, conductivity, and temperature. The range of validity of the proximity force approximation is also discussed. An apparatus...
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paper:paper_10502947_v72_n5_p_BrownHayes2023-06-08T16:02:18Z Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry Dalvit, Diego Alejandro Roberto Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego Casimir force Cylinder-plane configuration Finite parallelism Proximity force approximation Approximation theory Calibration Cylinders (shapes) Electric conductivity Electrostatics Precision balances Proximity indicators Molecular structure We report on a proposal aimed at measuring the Casimir force in the cylinder-plane configuration. The Casimir force is evaluated including corrections due to finite parallelism, conductivity, and temperature. The range of validity of the proximity force approximation is also discussed. An apparatus to test the feasibility of a precision measurement in this configuration has been developed, and we describe both a procedure to control the parallelism and the results of the electrostatic calibration. Finally we discuss the possibility of measuring the thermal contribution to the Casimir force and deviations from the proximity force approximation, both of which are expected at relatively large distances. © 2005 The American Physical Society. Fil:Dalvit, D.A.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Mazzitelli, F.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2005 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10502947_v72_n5_p_BrownHayes http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10502947_v72_n5_p_BrownHayes |
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Casimir force Cylinder-plane configuration Finite parallelism Proximity force approximation Approximation theory Calibration Cylinders (shapes) Electric conductivity Electrostatics Precision balances Proximity indicators Molecular structure |
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Casimir force Cylinder-plane configuration Finite parallelism Proximity force approximation Approximation theory Calibration Cylinders (shapes) Electric conductivity Electrostatics Precision balances Proximity indicators Molecular structure Dalvit, Diego Alejandro Roberto Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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Casimir force Cylinder-plane configuration Finite parallelism Proximity force approximation Approximation theory Calibration Cylinders (shapes) Electric conductivity Electrostatics Precision balances Proximity indicators Molecular structure |
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We report on a proposal aimed at measuring the Casimir force in the cylinder-plane configuration. The Casimir force is evaluated including corrections due to finite parallelism, conductivity, and temperature. The range of validity of the proximity force approximation is also discussed. An apparatus to test the feasibility of a precision measurement in this configuration has been developed, and we describe both a procedure to control the parallelism and the results of the electrostatic calibration. Finally we discuss the possibility of measuring the thermal contribution to the Casimir force and deviations from the proximity force approximation, both of which are expected at relatively large distances. © 2005 The American Physical Society. |
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Dalvit, Diego Alejandro Roberto Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego |
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Dalvit, Diego Alejandro Roberto Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego |
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Dalvit, Diego Alejandro Roberto |
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Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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Towards a precision measurement of the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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towards a precision measurement of the casimir force in a cylinder-plane geometry |
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