Collective Boundary Effects in Nanoscale Electromagnetic Casimir Forces

本研究项目的重点是利用原子力显微镜研究卡西米尔力的一些集体非平凡边界依赖。该项目的主要目的是演示卡西米尔力在周期性波纹表面上的集体非平凡电磁零点光子衍射效应，侧向卡西米尔力的新特性，可以导致水平运动，完全由量子电动力学的真空特性和对排斥性卡西米尔力的观察产生。更广泛的影响包括研究生和本科生的教育，以及对K-12“风险”学生的影响。

This research project focuses on the study of some of the collective nontrivial boundary dependencies of the Casimir force using an atomic force microscope. The primary aims of the project are the demonstration of collective nontrivial electromagnetic zero point photon diffraction-like effects in Casimir forces from periodically corrugated surfaces, novel characteristics of the lateral Casimir force which can lead to horizontal motion, resulting entirely from the vacuum properties of quantum electrodynamics and observation of repulsive Casimir forces. The broader impact involves the education of both graduate and undergraduate students as well as outreach to K-12 "at risk" students.