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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Casimir</strong> <strong>Effect</strong><br />

Making Sense <strong>of</strong> Infinity - Infinity<br />

Conclusion<br />

History<br />

Quantum Electrodynamics<br />

Zero-Point Energy Shift<br />

student <strong>of</strong> Ehrenfest, worked with<br />

Pauli and Bohr<br />

retarded Van-der-Waals-forces<br />

E = 23<br />

4π c α R 7<br />

Force between cavity walls<br />

<strong>Casimir</strong> and Polder, 1948<br />

F = − π2 c<br />

240<br />

A<br />

d 4 <strong>Casimir</strong>, 1948<br />

Hendrik Brugt Gerhard<br />

<strong>Casimir</strong>, 1909 - 2000<br />

Thomas Prellberg<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ma<strong>the</strong>matics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Casimir</strong> <strong>Effect</strong>

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