Perturbative zero-point energy for a cylinder of elliptical section
arXiv:hep-th/0607206 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.74.085024
Abstract
We examine the Casimir effect for a perfectly conducting cylinder of elliptical section, taking as reference the known case of circular section. The zero-point energy of this system is evaluated by the mode summation method, using the ellipticity as a perturbation parameter. Mathieu function techniques are applied.
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