Casimir force

noun

Etymology

After Hendrik Casimir, Dutch physicist.

  1. derived from physicist

Definitions

  1. A physical force of attraction between very closely separated objects, due to random…

    A physical force of attraction between very closely separated objects, due to random quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in a vacuum; it is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the distance of separation

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