Casimir Energies in Light of Quantum Field Theory

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dc.creatorGraham, N.
dc.creatorJaffe, R. L.
dc.creatorKhemani, V.
dc.creatorQuandt, M.
dc.creatorScandurra, M.
dc.creatorWeigel, H.
dc.date2002-07-23
dc.date2003-01-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:10:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:10:06Z
dc.descriptionWe study the Casimir problem as the limit of a conventional quantum field theory coupled to a smooth background. The Casimir energy diverges in the limit that the background forces the field to vanish on a surface. We show that this divergence cannot be absorbed into a renormalization of the parameters of the theory. As a result, the Casimir energy of the surface and other quantities like the surface tension, which are obtained by deforming the surface, cannot be defined independently of the details of the coupling between the field and the matter on the surface. In contrast, the energy density away from the surface and the force between rigid surfaces are finite and independent of these complications.
dc.description5pages, REVTeX, no figures., Modifications to emphasize novel aspects of work
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0207205
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0207205
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B572:196-201,2003
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.03.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/190689
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleCasimir Energies in Light of Quantum Field Theory
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