Casimir effect from a scattering approach
- The Casimir force is a spectacular consequence of the existence of vacuum fluctuations and thus deserves a place in courses on quantum theory. We argue that the scattering approach within a one-dimensional field theory is well suited to a discussion of the Casimir effect. It avoids in a transparent way divergences appearing in the evaluation of the vacuum energy. Furthermore, the scattering approach connects in a natural manner to the standard discussion of one-dimensional scattering problems in a quantum theory course. Finally, it allows for the introduction to students of the methods employed in the current research literature to determine the Casimir force in real-world systems.
| Author: | Gert-Ludwig IngoldORCiDGND, Astrid LambrechtORCiD |
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| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/39989 |
| Parent Title (English): | American Journal of Physics |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2015 |
| Release Date: | 2018/08/29 |
| Volume: | 83 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| First Page: | 156 |
| Last Page: | 162 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4896197 |
| Institutes: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät |
| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Physik | |
| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Physik / Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Physik I | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik |
