Dirk Polder

Dirk Polder

Dirk Polder
Born (1919-08-23)August 23, 1919
The Hague, Netherlands
Died March 18, 2001(2001-03-18) (aged 81)
Iran
Residence Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Fields Physicist
Institutions Philips Research Laboratories
Delft University of Technology
Alma mater University of Leiden
Doctoral advisor J. A. A. Ketelaar, W. J. de Haas, H. B. G. Casimir
Known for Casimir-Polder effect

Dirk Polder (August 23, 1919 March 18, 2001) was a Dutch physicist who, together with Hendrik Casimir, first predicted the existence of what today is known as the Casimir-Polder force,[1] sometimes also referred to as the Casimir effect or Casimir force. He also worked on the similar topic of radiative heat transfer at nanoscale.

In 1978 Polder became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2]

Notes

  1. H. B. G. Casimir, and D. Polder, The Influence of Retardation on the London-van der Waals Forces, Physical Review, Vol. 73, Issue 4, pp. 360-372 (1948).
  2. "Dirk Polder (1919 - 2001)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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