Casimir energy for a spherical boundary within the surface impedance approach: Obtaining negative values
arXiv:1209.5854 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.105023
Abstract
We compute the Casimir Energy of a spherical region using a Surface Impedance approach. We characterize the Surface Impedance of the boundary using plasma model. Exact analytical formulae are obtained by means of the zeta function regularization method and all the divergencies are explicitly computed. We find that it is possible to have negative Casimir energy for some range of values of the relevant parameter. Limits of applicability of the model are discussed.
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