A dispersive correction to the Casimir force
Quantum Physics
2010-05-06 v1
Abstract
Using perturbation theory the first order dispersive correction to the Casimir energy between two plates separated by a dielectric material is calculated. It falls off with the plate separation as 1/L^6. The result is derived both from evaluation of the zero-point energy and within the Lifshitz formulation. It is pointed out that a possible surface term can be more important, varying like 1/L^5.
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@article{arxiv.1005.0651,
title = {A dispersive correction to the Casimir force},
author = {Finn Ravndal and Lee-Peng Teo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.0651},
year = {2010}
}
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6 pages