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Casimir energy in a spherical surface within surface impedance approach: the Drude model

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-08-12 v1

Abstract

The Casimir Energy of a spherical surface characterized by its surface impedance is calculated. The material properties of the boundary are described by means of the Drude model, so that a generalization of previous results is obtained. The limits of the proposed approach are analyzed and a solution is suggested. The possibility of modulating the sign of the Casimir force from positive (repulsion) to negative (attraction) is studied.

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@article{arxiv.1408.2366,
  title  = {Casimir energy in a spherical surface within surface impedance approach: the Drude model},
  author = {Luigi Rosa and Lucia Trozzo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.2366},
  year   = {2014}
}

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10 pages