CASIMIR EFFECT IN A D-DIMENSIONAL FLAT SPACE-TIME AND THE CUTOFF METHOD

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SVAITER, NF
SVAITER, BF
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[1] Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas - CBPF, 22290 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud
[2] Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada - IMPA, Rio de Janeiro
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10.1063/1.529141
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The Casimir effect in a D-dimensional space time produced by a Hermitian massless scalar field in the presence of a pair of perfectly reflecting parallel flat plates is discussed. The exponential cut-off regularization method is employed. The regularized vacuum energy and the Casimir energy of this field are evaluated and a detailed analysis of the divergent terms in the regularized vacuum energy is carried out. The two-dimensional version of the Casimir effect is discussed by means of the same cut-off method. A comparison between the above method and the zeta function regularization procedure is presented in a way that gives the unification between these methods in the present case.
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