Van der Waals, Casimir, and Lifshitz forces in soft matter

E.M. Lifshitz' theory of fluctuation molecular forces (Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz., Vol. 29, p. 94, 1955 [Sov. Phys. JETP, Vol. 2, 73, 1956]) and related problems are introduced from a historical perspective. Applications of the theory to soft matter physics are discussed together with some new predictions (for example, stability of smectic or cholesteric liquid crystal films).

Keywords: longrange forces, dispersion interactions, fluctuation forces, liquid crystals
PACS: 61.30.Cz, 64.70.M−, 68.35.B− (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0185.201509g.0964
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2015/9/f/
Web of Science

000366405400006
Scopus

2-s2.0-84951825919
ADS NASA

2015PhyU...58..892K
Citation: Kats E I "Van der Waals, Casimir, and Lifshitz forces in soft matter" Phys. Usp. 58 892–896 (2015)

BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks

Received: 29th, March 2015, accepted: 26th, March 2015

Оригинал: Кац Е И «Силы Ван-дер-Ваальса, Казимира и Лифшица в мягкой материи» УФН 185 964–969 (2015); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0185.201509g.0964

E.M. Lifshitz is author of Physics-Uspekhi

References (26) ↓ Cited by (12) Similar articles (4)

Lifshits E M Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 29 94 (1955); Lifshitz E M Sov. Phys. JETP 2 73 (1956)
Barash Yu S, Ginzburg V L Usp. Fiz. Nauk 116 5 (1975); Barash Yu S, Ginzburg V L Sov. Phys. Usp. 18 305 (1975)
Barash Yu S, Ginzburg V L Usp. Fiz. Nauk 143 345 (1984); Barash Yu S, Ginzburg V L Sov. Phys. Usp. 27 467 (1984)
Mostepanenko V M, Trunov N N Usp. Fiz. Nauk 156 385 (1988); Mostepanenko V M, Trunov N N Sov. Phys. Usp. 31 965 (1988)
Volokitin A I, Persson B N Dzh Usp. Fiz. Nauk 177 921 (2007); Volokitin A I, Persson B N J Phys. Usp. 50 879 (2007)
London F Z. Phys. 63 245 (1930)
Casimir H B G, Polder D Phys. Rev. 73 360 (1948)
Casimir H B G Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wet. 51 793 (1948)
Deryagin B V, Abrikosova I I Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 30 993 (1956); Deryagin B V, Abrikosova I I Sov. Phys. JETP 3 819 (1957)
Abrikosova I I Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 33 799 (1957); Abrikosova I I Sov. Phys. JETP 6 615 (1958)
Deryagin B V, Abrikosova I I, Lifshits E M Usp. Fiz. Nauk 64 493 (1958); Deryagin B V, Abrikosova I I, Lifshits E M Usp. Fiz. Nauk 185 981 (2015); Derjaguin B V, Abrikosova I I, Lifshitz E M Phys. Usp. 58 (9) (2015)
Dzyaloshinskii I E, Pitaevskii L P Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 36 1797 (1959); Dzyaloshinskii I E, Pitaevskii L P Sov. Phys. JETP 9 1282 (1959)
Dzyaloshinskii I E, Lifshits E M, Pitaevskii L P Usp. Fiz. Nauk 73 381 (1961); Dzyaloshinskii I E, Lifshitz E M, Pitaevskii L P Sov. Phys. Usp. 4 153 (1961)
Capasso F et al. IEEE J. Selected Topics Quantum Electron. 13 400 (2007)
Kemoklidze M P, Pitaevskii L P Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 59 2187 (1970); Kemoklidze M P, Pitaevskii L P Sov. Phys. JETP 32 1183 (1971)
Dzyaloshinskii I E, Dmitriev S G, Kats E I Pis’ma ZhETF 19 586 (1974); Dzyaloshinskii I E, Dmitriev S G, Kats E I JETP Lett. 19 305 (1974)
Dzyaloshinskii I E, Dmitriev S G, Kats E I Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 68 2335 (1975); Dzyaloshinskii I E, Dmitriev S G, Kats E I Sov. Phys. JETP 41 1167 (1975)
de Gennes P G, Prost J The Physics Of Liquid Crystals (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993)
Mandle R J et al. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16 6907 (2014)
Dolganov P V, Kats E I Liquid Cryst. Rev. 1 127 (2014)
Dzyaloshinskii I E, Kats E I J. Phys. Condens. Matter 16 5659 (2004)
Volovik G E The Universe In A Helium Droplet (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003)
Meunier J, Langevin D, Boccara N (Eds) Physics of Amphiphilic Layers. Proc. of the Workshop, Les Houches, France, February 10 - 19, 1987 (Springer Proc. in Physics) Vol. 21 (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1987)
Evdokimov Yu M i dr. Uspekhi Khimii 84 27 (2015); Yevdokimov Yu M et al. Russ. Chem. Rev. 84 27 (2015)
Chang C-C et al. Phys. Rev. B 85 165443 (2012)
Banishev A A et al. Phys. Rev. B 88 155410 (2013)