Zero-point energy in spheroidal geometries
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
We study the zero-point energy of a massless scalar field subject to spheroidal boundary conditions. Using the zeta-function method, the zero-point energy is evaluated for small ellipticity. Axially symmetric vector fields are also considered. The results are interpreted within the context of QCD flux tubes and the MIT bag model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0511048,
title = {Zero-point energy in spheroidal geometries},
author = {A. R. Kitson and A. I. Signal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0511048},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, QFEXT'05, Barcelona, Spain. Typos corrected, references added