ISSN:
1573-0530
Keywords:
81V10
;
33D10
;
Casimir effect
;
Dirac fields
;
MIT boundary condition
;
Epstein functions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The Casimir energy of a massive Dirac field at finite temperature and confined between two parallel infinite plates is computed using a method proposed by Schwinger. The boundary conditions are those of zero current through the plates, as inspired by quark confinement in the MIT bag model for hadrons. We use Schwinger's original regularization by a cutoff in proper-time. We comment on the analytical continuation method of regularization, which allows the employment of Epstein function techniques, and on the different possible expressions for the final answer.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00398358
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