| The properties of fluctuation induced interactions like van der Waals and Casimir-Lifshitz forces are of interest in a plethora of fields ranging from biophysics to nanotechnology. Recent high precision experiments and emerging micro-electromechanical applications have generated great interest in the properties and the selective manipulation of these interactions. In this talk, I will present a powerful method to compute Casimir forces and torques between various shapes and materials. The approach is based on a combination of methods from statistical physics and scattering theory. |
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