Casimir Forces and Geometry in Nanosystems

Abstract

This article reviews recent progress on the geometry dependence of Casimir interactions and presents some applications to nanosystems. The article consists of three parts: (i) Some examples for geometry dependence: structured surfaces, cylinders, and spheres. (ii) Material dependence: Casimir interaction between nano-spheres. (iii) Casimir force induced non-linear dynamics, ratchet effects.