Physics NotePublished
Casimir Energy of Massless Fermions in the Slab-Bag
R.D.M. De Paola; R.B. Rodrigues; N.F. Svaiter
1999
Publication details
- Authors
- R.D.M. De Paola; R.B. Rodrigues; N.F. Svaiter
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1999
- Description
- The zero-point energy of a massless fermion field in the interior of two parallel plates in a D-dimensional space-time at zero temperature is calculated. In order to regularize the model, a mix between dimensional and zeta-function regularization procedure is used and it is found that the regularized zero-point energy density is finite for any number of space-time dimensions. We present a general expression for the Casimir energy for the fermionic field in such a situation.
- Year
- 1999
- Number
- CBPF-NF-020/99
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No