Casimir forces between arbitrary compact objects

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/41/16/164001zbMATH Open1161.81435arXiv0707.1862MaRDI QIDQ5385752FDOQ5385752

Thorsten Emig, R. L. Jaffe

Publication date: 6 May 2008

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

Abstract: We develop an exact method for computing the Casimir energy between arbitrary compact objects, either dielectrics or perfect conductors. The energy is obtained as an interaction between multipoles, generated by quantum current fluctuations. The objects' shape and composition enter only through their scattering matrices. The result is exact when all multipoles are included, and converges rapidly. A low frequency expansion yields the energy as a series in the ratio of the objects' size to their separation. As an example, we obtain this series for two dielectric spheres and the full interaction at all separations for perfectly conducting spheres.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1862

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Model quantum field theories (81T10) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10)

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