BESSEL ZETA-FUNCTION APPROACH TO THE CASIMIR EFFECT OF A SCALAR FIELDIN A SPHERICAL BAG

Authors
ROMEO A
Citation
A. Romeo, BESSEL ZETA-FUNCTION APPROACH TO THE CASIMIR EFFECT OF A SCALAR FIELDIN A SPHERICAL BAG, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 52(12), 1995, pp. 7308-7314
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
52
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
7308 - 7314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1995)52:12<7308:BZATTC>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A mode-summation technique based on the Bessel spectral zeta function is developed. As an example, we evaluate the finite part of the regula rized zero-point energy for a massless scalar held confined in the int erior of a spherical region.