Dispersion Forces Between Fields Confined to Half Spaces

Symmetry

I.G. Pirozhenko¹  M. Bordag² 

[1] Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics JINR, 141980 Dubna, Russia, and Dubna State University, 141982 Dubna, Russia;Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Leipzig, Postfach 100 920, D-04009 Leipzig, Germany;

关键词: Casimir effect;    quantum field theory;    reflection coefficient;   

DOI  :  10.3390/sym10030074

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We consider the Casimir effect for a scalar field interacting with another scalar field that is confined to two half spaces. This model is aimed to mimic the interaction of the photon field with matter in two slabs. We use Dirichlet boundary conditions on the interfaces for the fields in the half spaces and calculate their one-loop contribution to the wave equation for the other field. We perform the ultraviolet renormalization and develop a convenient formalism for the calculation of the vacuum energy in this configuration.

【 授权许可】

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