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Path-integral approach to Casimir effect with infinitely thin plates

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-02-23 v1

Abstract

When studying the Casimir effect in a quantum field theory setting, one can impose the boundary conditions by adding appropriate Dirac-delta functions to the path integral. In this paper, the limits of this approach are explored under different boundary conditions.

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@article{arxiv.2601.08322,
  title  = {Path-integral approach to Casimir effect with infinitely thin plates},
  author = {David Vercauteren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.08322},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages, no figures

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