Collective Boundary Effects in Nanoscale Electromagnetic Casimir Forces

这个研究项目集中在使用原子力显微镜研究Casimir力的一些集体的非平凡边界依赖关系。该项目的主要目标是展示周期性波纹表面Casimir力中集体的非平凡电磁零点光子类衍射效应，横向Casimir力的新特征可以导致水平运动，完全由量子电动力学的真空特性和排斥Casimir力的观测得到。更广泛的影响包括对研究生和本科生的教育，以及对K-12“高危”学生的推广。

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.