Worldline Approach To The Casimir Effect
| dc.creator | Moyaerts, L. | |
| dc.creator | Langfeld, K. | |
| dc.creator | Gies, H. | |
| dc.date | 2003-11-19 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:16:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:16:11Z | |
| dc.description | We present a new method to compute quantum energies in presence of a background field. The method is based on the string-inspired worldline approach to quantum field theory and its numerical realization with Monte-Carlo techniques. Our procedure is applied to the study of the Casimir force between rigid bodies induced by a fluctuating real scalar field. We test our method with the classic parallel-plate configuration and study curvature effects quantitatively for the sphere-plate configuration. The numerical estimates are compared with the ``proximity force approximation''. Sizable curvature effects are found for a distance-to-curvature-radius ratio of a/R>0.02. | |
| dc.description | 9 pages, 5 figures, Talk given at 6th Workshop on Quantum Field Theory under the Influence of External Conditions (QFEXT03), Norman, Oklahoma, 15-19 Sep 2003 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0311168 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0311168 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52254 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Worldline Approach To The Casimir Effect | |
| dc.type | text |