Casimir forces in a Plasma: Possible Connections to Yukawa Potentials
Quantum Physics
2014-10-29 v1
Abstract
We present theoretical and numerical results for the screened Casimir effect between perfect metal surfaces in a plasma. We show how the Casimir effect in an electron-positron plasma can provide an important contribution to nuclear interactions. Our results suggest that there is a connection between Casimir forces and nucleon forces mediated by mesons. Correct nuclear energies and meson masses appear to emerge naturally from the screened Casimir-Lifshitz effect.
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@article{arxiv.1409.1032,
title = {Casimir forces in a Plasma: Possible Connections to Yukawa Potentials},
author = {Barry W. Ninham and Mathias Boström and Clas Persson and Iver Brevik and Stefan Y. Buhmann and Bo E. Sernelius},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.1032},
year = {2014}
}
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9 pages, 3 figures