High-multipolar effects on the Casimir force: the non-retarded limit

Noguez, Cecilia; Roman-Velazquez, Carlos E.; Esquivel-Sirvent, Raul; Villarreal, Carlos

High-multipolar effects on the Casimir force: the non-retarded limit

Authors

Noguez, Cecilia

Roman-Velazquez, Carlos E.

Esquivel-Sirvent, Raul

Villarreal, Carlos

Description

We calculate exactly the Casimir force or dispersive force, in the non-retarded limit, between a spherical nanoparticle and a substrate beyond the London's or dipolar approximation. We find that the force is a non-monotonic function of the distance between the sphere and the substrate, such that, it is enhanced by several orders of magnitude as the sphere approaches the substrate. Our results do not agree with previous predictions like the Proximity theorem approach.
7 pages including 2 figures. Submitted to Europjysics Letters