Physics NotePublished
Vacuum Energy Density near Fluctuating Boundaries
L. H. Ford; N.F. Svaiter
1998
Publication details
- Authors
- L. H. Ford; N.F. Svaiter
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1998
- Description
- The imposition of boundary conditions upon a quantized field can lead to singular energy densities on the boundary. We treat the boundaries as quantum mechanical objects with a nonzero position uncertainty, and show that the singular energy density is removed. This treatment also resolves a long standing paradox concerning the total energy of the minimally coupled and conformally coupled scalar fields.
- Year
- 1998
- Number
- CBPF-NF-007/98
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No