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Casimir effect for Elko fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-07-03 v2

Abstract

The Casimir effect for {mass dimension one fermion fields (sometimes called Elko)} in 3+13+1 dimension is obtained using Dirichlet boundary conditions. It is shown the existence of a repulsive force four times greater than the case of the scalar field. The precise reason for such differences are highlighted and interpreted, as well as the right parallel of the Casimir effect due to scalar and fermionic fields.

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@article{arxiv.1611.01013,
  title  = {Casimir effect for Elko fields},
  author = {S. H. Pereira and J. M. Hoff da Silva and Rubia dos Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.01013},
  year   = {2017}
}

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4 pages, text revised

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