TY - JOUR
T1 - Electromagnetic interactions in a cluster of cylinders
AU - Xu, Jinying
AU - Zhang, Xiangdong
PY - 2011/3/28
Y1 - 2011/3/28
N2 - We present a rigorous multiple-scattering method to calculate the interaction energies due to electromagnetic field fluctuations in a cluster of parallel cylinders. Various kinds of cluster structure with both isotropic and anisotropic materials are considered. It is shown that Casimir interactions are sensitive to the positions of the cylinders in the cluster or the structure of the system. The sign of the interaction energy cannot only be changed by tuning the parameters of anisotropic materials, it can also be caused by changing the cylinders configuration of the system.
AB - We present a rigorous multiple-scattering method to calculate the interaction energies due to electromagnetic field fluctuations in a cluster of parallel cylinders. Various kinds of cluster structure with both isotropic and anisotropic materials are considered. It is shown that Casimir interactions are sensitive to the positions of the cylinders in the cluster or the structure of the system. The sign of the interaction energy cannot only be changed by tuning the parameters of anisotropic materials, it can also be caused by changing the cylinders configuration of the system.
KW - Casimir effect
KW - Cluster of cylinders
KW - Electromagnetic interaction
KW - Multiple-scattering method
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952539264&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.physleta.2011.02.061
DO - 10.1016/j.physleta.2011.02.061
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952539264
SN - 0375-9601
VL - 375
SP - 1524
EP - 1527
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
IS - 13
ER -