What this work contributes
Analyzes how dispersion, anisotropy, and loss affect predicted Casimir forces involving metamaterials. Magnetic dissipation and a metallic Drude contribution can suppress or reverse a predicted repulsion.
Where the evidence stops
A desired geometric pattern is insufficient without measured electromagnetic response across relevant frequencies. This does not demonstrate a manufactured propulsion material.
Original source
F. S. S. Rosa, D. A. R. Dalvit, P. W. Milonni. Casimir-Lifshitz Theory and Metamaterials. Physical Review Letters 100, 183602 (2008).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.183602
How we use it
This record belongs to Geometry & materials. Its evidence label describes the cited work, not the maturity of a Metric Flight device. Follow the original methods, corrections and conditions before transferring a result to a different geometry or scale.
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