Thermal Casimir–Polder force between an atom and a dielectric plate: thermodynamics and experiment

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/41/43/432001MaRDI QIDQ3544801zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors G. L. Klimchitskaya, U. Mohideen, V. M. Mostepanenko

Publication date 8 December 2008

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0802.2698

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

Abstract: The low-temperature behavior of the Casimir-Polder free energy and entropy for an atom near a dielectric plate are found on the basis of the Lifshitz theory. The obtained results are shown to be thermodynamically consistent if the dc conductivity of the plate material is disregarded. With inclusion of dc conductivity, both the standard Lifshitz theory (for all dielectrics) and its generalization taking into account screening effects (for a wide range of dielectrics) violate the Nernst heat theorem. The inclusion of the screening effects is also shown to be inconsistent with experimental data of Casimir force measurements. The physical reasons for this inconsistency are elucidated.

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