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Perturbative zero-point energy for a cylinder of elliptical section

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We examine the Casimir effect for a perfectly conducting cylinder of elliptical section, taking as reference the known case of circular section. The zero-point energy of this system is evaluated by the mode summation method, using the ellipticity as a perturbation parameter. Mathieu function techniques are applied.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0607206,
  title  = {Perturbative zero-point energy for a cylinder of elliptical section},
  author = {Adrian R. Kitson and August Romeo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0607206},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, REVTeX