Electrodynamic Casimir Effect in a Medium-Filled Wedge
arXiv:0901.4214 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041120
Abstract
We re-examine the electrodynamic Casimir effect in a wedge defined by two perfect conductors making dihedral angle α=π/p. This system is analogous to the system defined by a cosmic string. We consider the wedge region as filled with an azimuthally symmetric material, with permittivity/permeability ε_1,μ_1 for distance from the axis r<a, and ε_2,μ_2 for r>a. The results are closely related to those for a circular-cylindrical geometry, but with non-integer azimuthal quantum number mp. Apart from a zero-mode divergence, which may be removed by choosing periodic boundary conditions on the wedge, and may be made finite if dispersion is included, we obtain finite results for the free energy corresponding to changes in 'a' for the case when the speed of light is the same inside and outside the radius 'a', and for weak coupling, |ε_1- ε_2| \ll 1, for purely dielectric media. We also consider the radiation produced by the sudden appearance of an infinite cosmic string, situated along the cusp line of the pre-existing wedge.
16 pages REVTEX4, 5 figures. Substantial revision; new references added. To appear in Phys. Rev. E
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