Casimir effect for a dielectric wedge

The Casimir effect is considered for a wedge with opening angle alpha, with perfectly conducting walls, when the interior region is filled with an iso tropic and nondispersive medium with permittivity epsilon and permeability mu. The electromagnetic energy-momentum tensor in the bulk is calculated, t ogether with the surface stress on the walls. A discussion is given on the possibilities for measuring the influence of the medium, via the Casimir-Po lder force. (C) 2001 Academic Press.