Dirk Polder

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Dirk Polder
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Dirk Polder
Born(1919-08-23)August 23, 1919
The Hague, Netherlands
DiedMarch 18, 2001(2001-03-18) (aged 81)
Iran
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Leiden
Known forCasimir-Polder effect
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsPhilips Research Laboratories
Delft University of Technology
Doctoral advisorJ. A. A. Ketelaar, W. J. de Haas, H. B. G. Casimir

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.[2]

In 1978 Polder became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Casimir, Hendrik B. G.; Polder, Dirk (1948). "The Influence of Retardation on the London-van der Waals Forces". Physical Review. 73 (4): 360–372. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.73.360. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ^ Polder, Dirk; Van Hove, Michel A. (1971). "Theory of Radiative Heat Transfer between Closely Spaced Bodies". Physical Review B. 4 (10): 3303–3314. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.4.3303. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ^ "Dirk Polder (1919 - 2001)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
Obituary
  • Q. H. F. Vrehen, Dirk Polder, Levensberichten en herdenkingen (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 2002), pp. 57–63. ISBN 90-6984-343-9 [1]


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