Search for dissertations about: "critical Casimir forces"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words critical Casimir forces.

2. 1. Active Matter in a Critical State: From passive building blocks to active molecules, engines, and active droplets

   Author : Falko Schmidt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; active matter; nonequilibrium; self-assembly; microswimmers; nanomotors; optical tweezers; colloidal molecules; active droplets; critical Casimir forces;

   Abstract : The motion of microscopic objects is strongly affected by their surrounding environment. In quiescent liquids, motion is reduced to random fluctuations known as Brownian motion. Nevertheless, microorganisms have been able to develop mechanisms to generate active motion. READ MORE

4. 2. Van der Waals and Casimir interactions near metal films

   Author : Mathias Boström; G. D. Mahan; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with van der Waals and Casimir forces near metal films. Thick, thin and strictly two-dimensional metal films will be investigated. For many applications one can model a double quantum-well structure with two strictly two-dimensional metallic sheets. READ MORE