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EVIDENCE RECORD / R18

Scattering theory approach to electrodynamic Casimir forces

Scattering formulation accommodates material response, geometry and nonzero temperature.

JOURNAL / 2009

Sahand Jamal Rahi, Thorsten Emig, Noah Graham, Robert L. Jaffe, Mehran Kardar

What this supports

Scattering formulation accommodates material response, geometry and nonzero temperature.

What it does not establish

Does not validate this package for arbitrary nanostructures.

Access and verification

abstract and journal metadata

Packaged solver is restricted to identical local isotropic half-spaces; no full scattering implementation.

Evidence location: arXiv abstract; planar Lifshitz derivation identified

Countries: Not verified. Checked 2026-10-21. Experimental replication: not performed.

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