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Recent measurements of Casimir forces have provided evidence of an intricate modification of quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in complex geometries. Here we introduce a multiple scattering description for Casimir…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-24 Thorsten Emig , Giuseppe Bimonte

The standard expression of the high-temperature Casimir force between perfect conductors is obtained by imposing macroscopic boundary conditions on the electromagnetic field at metallic interfaces. This force is twice larger than that…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. R. Buenzli , Ph. A. Martin

We develop an exact method for computing the Casimir energy between arbitrary compact objects, both with boundary conditions for a scalar field and dielectrics or perfect conductors for the electromagnetic field. The energy is obtained as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 T. Emig , R. L. Jaffe

The zeta function regularization technique is used to study the finite temperature Casimir effect for a charged and massless scalar field confined between parallel plates and satisfying Dirichlet boundary conditions at the plates. A…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-11-13 Andrea Erdas , Kevin P. Seltzer

We apply to the massive scalar field a method recently proposed by Schwinger to calculate the Casimir effect. The method is applied with two different regularization schemes: the Schwinger original one by means of Poisson formula and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-28 M. V. Cougo-Pinto , C. Farina , A. J. Segui-Santonja

The Casimir effect, originating from quantum and thermal fluctuations, is well known for inducing forces between closely spaced surfaces. When these surfaces are optically anisotropic, these interactions can produce a Casimir torque that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-04 Benjamin Spreng , Jeremy N. Munday

The finite temperature Casimir effect for a scalar field in the bulk region of the two Randall-Sundrum models, RSI and RSII, is studied. We calculate the Casimir energy and the Casimir force for two parallel plates with separation $a$ on…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-02-02 Marianne Rypestøl , Iver Brevik

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…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Marcus Ruser

Systems with an O(n) symmetrical Hamiltonian are considered in a $d$-dimensional slab geometry of macroscopic lateral extension and finite thickness $L$ that undergo a continuous bulk phase transition in the limit $L\to\infty$. The…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-03-14 Daniel Grüneberg , H. W. Diehl

Casimir effect in the planar setting is described using the boundary state formalism, for general partially reflecting boundaries. It is expressed in terms of the low-energy degrees of freedom, which provides a large distance expansion…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Z. Bajnok , L. Palla , G. Takacs

The Casimir force between two perfectly reflecting parallel plates is considered. In a recent paper we presented generalised physical boundary conditions describing perfectly reflecting parallel plates. These boundary conditions are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-15 Adam Stokes , Robert Bennett

The ground state energy of a boundary quantum field theory is derived in planar geometry in D+1 dimensional spacetime. It provides a universal expression for the Casimir energy which exhibits its dependence on the boundary conditions via…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Z. Bajnok , L. Palla , G. Takacs

Finite temperature Casimir theory of the Dirichlet scalar field is developed, assuming that there is a conventional Casimir setup in physical space with two infinitely large plates separated by a gap R and in addition an arbitrary number q…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Marianne Rypestøl , Iver Brevik

We consider the interaction between a spherical plasma sheet and a planar plasma sheet due to the vacuum fluctuations of electromagnetic fields. We use the mode summation approach to derive the Casimir interaction energy and study its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 L. P. Teo

Mesoscopic particles immersed in a critical fluid experience long-range Casimir forces due to critical fluctuations. Using field theoretical methods, we investigate the Casimir interaction between two spherical particles and between a…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 E. Eisenriegler , U. Ritschel

This paper explores how magnetic fields affect the Casimir effect within the context of a simple quasi-1D interacting fermionic system. A novel phenomenon emerges, resulting from the interaction between external magnetic fields and boundary…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-10-28 Antonino Flachi , Muneto Nitta , Satoshi Takada , Ryosuke Yoshii

The energy-momentum tensor for the gravitoelectromagnetism (GEM) theory in the real-time finite temperature field theory formalism is presented. Expressions for the Casimir energy and pressure at zero and finite temperature are obtained. An…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-12-21 A. F. Santos , Faqir C. Khanna

Quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in the medium surrounding two discharged macroscopic polarizable bodies induce a force between the two bodies, the so called Casimir force. In the last two decades many experiments have…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 Giuseppe Bimonte

We present a new approach to the Helmholtz spectrum for arbitrarily shaped boundaries and general boundary conditions. We derive the boundary induced change of the density of states in terms of the free Green's function from which we obtain…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Rauno Buescher , Thorsten Emig

The Casimir effect is considered for a wedge with opening angle $\alpha $, with perfectly conducting walls, when the interior region is filled with an isotropic and nondispersive medium with permittivity $\epsilon $ and permeability $\mu $.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-01-14 I. Brevik , K. Pettersen