Quantum-electrodynamical approach to the Casimir force problem

Frederic Schuller (1) , Renaud Savalle (2)

1 LPL - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers
2 OP - Observatoire de Paris - Site de Paris

We derive the Casimir force expression from Maxwell's stress tensor by means of original quantum-electro-dynamical cavity modes. In contrast with similar calculations, our method does not rely on formal mathematical extrapolation relations.

Mots clés: Casimir effect; zero-point energy; van der Waals force; PACS 03.70+k theory of quantized fields

Domaines: Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]; Physique Quantique [quant-ph]

Frederic Schuller, Renaud Savalle. Quantum-electrodynamical approach to the Casimir force problem. 2011. ⟨hal-00614955v2⟩