A Generalization of Electromagnetic Fluctuation-Induced Casimir Energy

Figure 1

Configurations of multilayer structures. (a) split into two half-spaces and separated by vacuum. (b) Reverse of process described in (a). (c) A multilayer system with layers between two semi-infinite regions and . (d) Splitting -layer multilayer system into two subcomponents separated by vacuum. The -axis is perpendicular to the interfaces.

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