A new formula for the Casimir energy of a dispersive dilute dielectric ball is discussed. The formula for the Casimir energy of a polarizable particle situated in a perfectly conducting wedge-shaped cavity is derived by a path-integral coordinate space method in quantum field theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-172
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
Volume104
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2002
EventInternational Meeting on Quantum Gravity and Spectral Geometry - NAPLES, Italy
Duration: 2 Jul 20017 Jul 2001

    Research areas

  • SONOLUMINESCENCE, LIGHT, BALL

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