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Casimir-Polder energy and dilute dielectric ball : nondispersive case

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v4

Abstract

We apply general formalism of quantum field theory and addition theorem for Bessel functions to derive formula for the Casimir-Polder energy of interaction between a polarizable particle and a dilute dielectric ball and Casimir energy of a dilute dielectric ball. The correspondence between the Casimir-Polder formula and Casimir energy of a dilute dielectric ball is shown. Different approaches to the problem of Casimir energy of a dielectric ball are reviewed and analysed by use of addition theorem for Bessel functions.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9909210,
  title  = {Casimir-Polder energy and dilute dielectric ball : nondispersive case},
  author = {Valery N. Marachevsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9909210},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

9 pages, no figures, Latex 2e, different approaches are reviewed and analysed in the Conclusions section ; explanations are added