Scalar Casimir Effect on a D-dimensional Einstein Static Universe

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dc.creatorHerdeiro, Carlos A. R.
dc.creatorRibeiro, Raquel H.
dc.creatorSampaio, Marco
dc.date2007-11-28
dc.date2008-08-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:54:26Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:54:26Z
dc.descriptionWe compute the renormalised energy momentum tensor of a free scalar field coupled to gravity on an (n+1)-dimensional Einstein Static Universe (ESU), RxS^n, with arbitrary low energy effective operators (up to mass dimension n+1). A generic class of regulators is used, together with the Abel-Plana formula, leading to a manifestly regulator independent result. The general structure of the divergences is analysed to show that all the gravitational couplings (not just the cosmological constant) are renormalised for an arbitrary regulator. Various commonly used methods (damping function, point-splitting, momentum cut-off and zeta function) are shown to, effectively, belong to the given class. The final results depend strongly on the parity of n. A detailed analytical and numerical analysis is performed for the behaviours of the renormalised energy density and a quantity `sigma' which determines if the strong energy condition holds for the `quantum fluid'. We briefly discuss the quantum fluid back-reaction problem, via the higher dimensional Friedmann and Raychaudhuri equations, observe that equilibrium radii exist and unveil the possibility of a `Casimir stabilisation of Einstein Static Universes'.
dc.description37 pages, 15 figures, v2: minor changes in sections 1, 2.5, 3 and 4; version published in CQG
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0711.4564
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0711.4564
dc.identifierClass.Quant.Grav.25:165010,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/16/165010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/204899
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleScalar Casimir Effect on a D-dimensional Einstein Static Universe
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