An exact solution for the Casimir force in a spherically symmetric medium
Quantum Physics
2015-05-28 v1
Abstract
We calculated the force of the quantum vacuum, the Casimir force, in a spherically symmetric medium, Maxwell's fish eye, surrounded by a perfect mirror and derived an exact analytic solution. Our solution questions the idea that the Casimir force of a spherical mirror is repulsive - we found an attractive force that diverges at the mirror.
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@article{arxiv.1107.0432,
title = {An exact solution for the Casimir force in a spherically symmetric medium},
author = {Ulf Leonhardt and William M. R. Simpson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.0432},
year = {2015}
}