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Dirk Polder

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Gender Male
Death23 years ago
Date of birth August 23,1919
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born The Hague
Netherlands
Date of died March 18,2001
DiedIran
Known forCasimir effect
ResidenceNetherlands
Academic advisors Hendrik Casimir
Wander Johannes de Haas
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Dirk Polder Life story


Dirk Polder was a Dutch physicist who, together with Hendrik Casimir, first predicted the existence of what today is known as the Casimir-Polder force, sometimes also referred to as the Casimir effect or Casimir force. He also worked on the similar topic of radiative heat transfer at nanoscale.

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