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In this book, a modern unified theory of dispersion forces on atoms and bodies is presented which covers a broad range of advanced aspects and scenarios. Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics is shown to provide a powerful framework for dispersion forces which allows for discussing general properties like their non-additivity and the relation between microscopic and macroscopic interactions. It is demonstrated how the general results can be used to obtain dispersion forces on atoms in the presence of bodies of various shapes and materials. Starting with a brief recapitulation of volume I, this volume II deals especially with bodies of irregular shapes, universal scaling laws, dynamical forces on excited atoms, enhanced forces in cavity quantum electrodynamics, non-equilibrium forces in thermal environments and quantum friction. The book gives both the specialist and those new to the field a thorough overview over recent results in the field. It provides a toolbox for studying dispersion forces in various contexts.

Physics. --- Solid State Physics. --- Quantum Physics. --- Magnetism, Magnetic Materials. --- Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. --- Nanoscale Science and Technology. --- Quantum theory. --- Magnetism. --- Physique --- Théorie quantique --- Magnétisme --- Quantum electrodynamics. --- Casimir effect. --- Dispersion. --- Dispersion relations --- Électrodynamique quantique --- Casimir, Effet --- Relations de dispersion --- Électrodynamique quantique. --- Casimir, Effet. --- Relations de dispersion.

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Owing to efforts in both theoretical and experimental research, a better understanding of the interpretation and many fundamental principles of quantum mechanics has been achieved. These include the complementarity principle, the geometrical phase, the topological phase, the boundary between quantum and classical mechanics, quantum mechanics on the macroscopic level, and so on. Part of this book is devoted to introducing these developments. Significant progress in the frontier research in various branches of physics has been achieved by making use of the insights and judgements originating from quantum mechanics. Part of this book is devoted to introducing some of these fields, namely quantum information, cavity quantum electrodynamics, the quantum Hall effect and the Bose-Einstein condensation. Basic physical ideas and methods are emphasized, instead of going into technical details. The Yang-Baxter system has become a prosperous field of mathematical physics. The last part of the book is devoted to introducing its application to some basic problems in quantum mechanics, and again basic physical ideas are emphasized.

Quantum theory. --- Quantum field theory. --- Bose-Einstein condensation. --- Van der Waals forces. --- Casimir effect. --- Yang-Baxter equation. --- Quantum groups. --- Théorie quantique. --- Théorie quantique des champs. --- Condensation de Bose-Einstein. --- Van der Waals, Forces de. --- Casimir, Effet. --- Yang-Baxter, Équation de. --- Groupes quantiques.