Casimir effect and the quantum vacuum
By R. Jaffe. 2005
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In discussions of the cosmological constant, the Casimir effect is often invoked as decisive evidence that the zero-point energies of quantum fields are ''real.'' On the contrary, Casimir effects can be formulated and Casimir forces can be computed without reference to zero-point energies. They are relativistic, quantum forces between charges and currents. The Casimir force (per unit area) between parallel plates vanishes as {alpha}, the fine structure constant, goes to zero, and the standard result, which appears to be independent of {alpha}, corresponds to the {alpha}{yields}{infinity} limit.
Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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- Draft (2020, unknown): “[2] the Casimir effect is obtained considering relativistic van der Waals force between the metal plates.”
- The Casimir force between real materials: Experiment and theory (2009, background): “However, its origin in quantum field theory relates the Casimir effect to other quantum vacuum effects as the Lamb shift and the anomalous magnetic moment of an electron, where virtual particles play an important role (Jaffe, 2005).”