Casimir effect and vacuum energy
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Vacuum fluctuations have observable consequences, like the Casimir force appearing between two mirrors in vacuum. This force is now measured with good accuracy and agreement with theory. We discuss the meaning and consequences of these statements by emphasizing their relation with the problem of vacuum energy, one of the main unsolved problems at the interface between gravitational and quantum theory.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0210173,
title = {Casimir effect and vacuum energy},
author = {Cyriaque Genet and Astrid Lambrecht and Serge Reynaud},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0210173},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
10 pages, IAP Colloquium ``On the nature of dark energy''