Casimir Light: The Source

The release of Casimir energy in filling a dielectric hole is identified as the source of coherent sonoluminescence. Qualitative agreement with recently acquired data is found for the magnitude and shape of the spectrum.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1993-03, Vol.90 (6), p.2105-2106
Main Author: Schwinger, Julian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Dielectric materials
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fluorescence
Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation
Other luminescence and radiative recombination
Photons
Physics
Wavelengths
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The release of Casimir energy in filling a dielectric hole is identified as the source of coherent sonoluminescence. Qualitative agreement with recently acquired data is found for the magnitude and shape of the spectrum.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.90.6.2105