Reprint
Vacuum Fluctuations
Edited by
September 2024
192 pages
- ISBN978-3-7258-1445-9 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-7258-1446-6 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Vacuum Fluctuations that was published in
Physical Sciences
Summary
This reprint presents research on the expanding role of vacuum fluctuations in understanding microscopic and macroscopic physics. The effects of vacuum fluctuations on atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles are discussed. These effects include the static and dynamic Casimir effects, van der Waals forces, and radiative shifts. In the macroscopic area, virtual electron–positron pairs are linked to the permittivity and permeability of space itself, and vacuum energy is connected to the expansion of the universe. This reprint embraces the spectrum of effects that are related to vacuum fluctuations.
Format
- Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
vacuum fluctuations; electromagnetic field; quantum vacuum; zero-point vibrations; Casimir force; Casimir effect; dynamical Casimir effect; virtual particles; vacuum boundary conditions; QED; microcavity electrodynamics; quantum fields; vacuum permittivity; radiation reaction; self-assembly; van der Waals force; nanoparticle assembly; molecular chirality; stochastic electrodynamics; SED; hydrogen atom; acceleration radiation; moving mirrors; Lamb shift; Friedmann universe