Casimir and van der Waals forces near gently curved surfaces
Giuseppe Bimonte, Thorsten Emig, Robert Jaffe
Mehran Kardar
Outline
I. Proximity Force Approximation: Derjaguin method; sphere/plate Casimir force experiments
II. Perturbative expansions for gently corrugated plates
III. Derivative expansion, simple geometries, material properties
IV. Casimir-Polder interaction: curvature expansion; nano-particle alignment
V. Rotational spectra modified by surface curvature