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Numerical approach to the dynamical Casimir effect

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

The dynamical Casimir effect for a massless scalar field in 1+1-dimensions is studied numerically by solving a system of coupled first-order differential equations. The number of scalar particles created from vacuum is given by the solutions to this system which can be found by means of standard numerics. The formalism already used in a former work is derived in detail and is applied to resonant as well as off-resonant cavity oscillations.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0603097,
  title  = {Numerical approach to the dynamical Casimir effect},
  author = {Marcus Ruser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0603097},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. A (special issue: Proceedings of QFEXT05, Barcelona, Sept. 5-9, 2005)