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Casimir effect of a rough membrane in an Aether-like Lorentz-violating scenario

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-11-19 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We explore the Casimir effect of a rough membrane within the framework of theories that break Lorentz symmetry. We consider two constant Aether vectors: one timelike and other spacelike, simultaneously. We employ an appropriate change of coordinates such that the membrane assumes a completely flat border and the remaining terms associated with the roughness are considered as part of the potential. Quantum fluctuations are induced by a scalar quantum field subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions. The spectrum is obtained through perturbation theory and regularized using the ζ\zeta--function method. We provide an explicit example of a membrane with periodic boundaries. The presence of Aether vectors has a significant impact on the dominant term of the Casimir effect, while roughness only affects the secondary terms. Additionally, we examine the finite-temperature case.

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@article{arxiv.2404.13187,
  title  = {Casimir effect of a rough membrane in an Aether-like Lorentz-violating scenario},
  author = {Byron Droguett and Claudio Bórquez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.13187},
  year   = {2024}
}

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