scholarly journals The Casimir effect for pistons with transmittal boundary conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (31) ◽  
pp. 1750182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guglielmo Fucci

This work focuses on the analysis of the Casimir effect for pistons subject to transmittal boundary conditions. In particular we consider, as piston configuration, a direct product manifold of the type [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text] is a closed interval of the real line and [Formula: see text] is a smooth compact Riemannian manifold. By utilizing the spectral zeta function regularization technique, we compute the Casimir energy of the system and the Casimir force acting on the piston. Explicit results for the force are provided when the manifold [Formula: see text] is a [Formula: see text]-dimensional sphere.

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (06) ◽  
pp. 1650012
Author(s):  
Guglielmo Fucci

In this work, we analyze the Casimir energy and force for a thick piston configuration. This study is performed by utilizing the spectral zeta function regularization method. The results we obtain for the Casimir energy and force depend explicitly on the parameters that describe the general self-adjoint boundary conditions imposed. Numerical results for the Casimir force are provided for specific types of boundary conditions and are also compared to the corresponding force on an infinitely thin piston.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (15) ◽  
pp. 1260008 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUGLIELMO FUCCI ◽  
KLAUS KIRSTEN

In this paper we study the Casimir energy and force for generalized pistons constructed from warped product manifolds of the type I ×f N where I = [a, b] is an interval of the real line and N is a smooth compact Riemannian manifold either with or without boundary. The piston geometry is obtained by dividing the warped product manifold into two regions separated by the cross section positioned at R ∈ (a, b). By exploiting zeta function regularization techniques we provide formulas for the Casimir energy and force involving the arbitrary warping function f and base manifold N.


2012 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 100-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUGLIELMO FUCCI ◽  
KLAUS KIRSTEN

In this paper we study the Casimir energy and force for generalized pistons constructed from warped product manifolds of the type I ×f N where I = [a, b] is an interval of the real line and N is a smooth compact Riemannian manifold either with or without boundary. The piston geometry is obtained by dividing the warped product manifold into two regions separated by the cross section positioned at R ∈ (a, b). By exploiting zeta function regularization techniques we provide formulas for the Casimir energy and force involving the arbitrary warping function f and base manifold N.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (18) ◽  
pp. 1250094 ◽  
Author(s):  
MUSTAFA ÖZCAN

The Casimir energy for a massless scalar field between the closely spaced two concentric D-dimensional (for D>3) spheres is calculated by using the mode summation with contour integration in the complex plane of eigenfrequencies and the generalized Abel–Plana formula for evenly spaced eigenfrequency at large argument. The sign of the Casimir energy between closely spaced two concentric D-dimensional spheres for a massless scalar field satisfying the Dirichlet boundary conditions is strictly negative. The Casimir energy between (D-1)-dimensional surfaces, close to each other is regarded as interesting both by itself and as the key to describing of stability of the attractive Casimir force.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (03) ◽  
pp. 2040015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery N. Marachevsky

Casimir interaction of two SiO2 glass half spaces being substrates for Chern-Simons boundary layers is studied. The separation between two half spaces at which the Casimir energy minimum occurs is strongly increased for dielectric SiO2 glass substrates in comparison with previously considered metal Au and semiconductor Si substrates. Strong reduction in the Casimir force due to presence of Chern-Simons layers is found for SiO2 glass substrate. Influence of modification of the infrared absorption on the Casimir force is studied.


2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (35) ◽  
pp. 2159-2164 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. SETARE ◽  
A. H. REZAEIAN

The Casimir energy for scalar field of two parallel conductors in two-dimensional domain wall background, with Dirichlet boundary conditions, is calculated by making use of general properties of renormalized stress–tensor. We show that vacuum expectation values of stress–tensor contain two terms which come from the boundary conditions and the gravitational background. In two dimensions the minimal coupling reduces to the conformal coupling and stress–tensor can be obtained by the local and nonlocal contributions of the anomalous trace. This work shows that there exists a subtle and deep connection between Casimir effect and trace anomaly in curved space–time.


Author(s):  
Kamil Ziemian

AbstractWe analyse the Casimir effect of two nonsingular centers of interaction in three space dimensions, using the framework developed by Herdegen. Our model is mathematically well-defined and all physical quantities are finite. We also consider a scaling limit, in which the problem tends to that with two Dirac $$\delta $$ δ ’s. In this limit the global Casimir energy diverges, but we obtain its asymptotic expansion, which turns out to be model dependent. On the other hand, outside singular supports of $$\delta $$ δ ’s the limit of energy density is a finite universal function (independent of the details of the nonsingular model before scaling). These facts confirm the conclusions obtained earlier for other systems within the approach adopted here: the form of the global Casimir force is usually dominated by the modification of the quantum state in the vicinity of macroscopic bodies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 577
Author(s):  
Juan Cristóbal Rojas

In this letter, we study some relevant parameters of the massless Gross-Neveu (GN) model in afinite spatial dimension for different boundary conditions. It is considered the standard homogeneousHartree-Fock solution using zeta function regularization for the study the mass dynamically generated and its respective beta function. It is found that the beta function does not depend on the boundary conditions. On the other hand, it was considered the Casimir effect of the resulting effective theory. There appears a complex picture where the sign of the generated forces depends on the parameters used in the study.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (36) ◽  
pp. 1550220 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. Morales Ulion ◽  
E. R. Bezerra de Mello ◽  
A. Yu. Petrov

In this paper, we consider a Lorentz-breaking scalar field theory within the Horava–Lifshtz approach. We investigate the changes that a space–time anisotropy produces in the Casimir effect. A massless real quantum scalar field is considered in two distinct situations: between two parallel plates and inside a rectangular two-dimensional box. In both cases, we have adopted specific boundary conditions on the field at the boundary. As we shall see, the energy and the Casimir force strongly depends on the parameter associated with the breaking of Lorentz symmetry and also on the boundary conditions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (30) ◽  
pp. 1430068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-Hua Zhai ◽  
Rui-Hui Lin ◽  
Chao-Jun Feng ◽  
Xin-Zhou Li

The Casimir effect for rectangular boxes has been studied for several decades. But there are still some unclear points. Recently, there are new developments related to this topic, including the demonstration of the equivalence of the regularization methods and the clarification of the ambiguity in the regularization of the temperature-dependent free energy. Also, the interesting quantum spring was raised stemming from the topological Casimir effect of the helix boundary conditions. We review these developments together with the general derivation of the Casimir energy of the p-dimensional cavity in (D + 1)-dimensional space–time, paying special attention to the sign of the Casimir force in a cavity with unequal edges. In addition, we also review the Casimir piston, which is a configuration related to rectangular cavity.


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