On the connection between random waves and quantum fields: duality between nodal lines statistic and the Casimir energy

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/39/9/014MaRDI QIDQ3376771zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors A. Scardicchio

Publication date 24 March 2006

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0505050

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05)

Abstract: Using the statistical description common to random waves and quantum fields we show how the probability of having a nodal line close to a (translationally symmetric) reference curve $gamma$ is related to the Casimir energy of an appropriate configuration of conductors.

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