Finite temperature Casimir effect in spacetime with extra compactified dimensions

In this Letter, we derive the explicit exact formulas for the finite temperature Casimir force acting on a pair of parallel plates in the presence of extra compactified dimensions within the framework of Kaluza–Klein theory. Using the piston analysis, we show that at any temperature, the Casimir for...

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Published inPhysics letters. B Vol. 672; no. 2; pp. 190 - 195
Main Author Teo, L.P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier B.V 16.02.2009
Elsevier
Subjects
Casimir effect
Dirichlet boundary conditions
Exact sciences and technology
Extra compactified dimensions
Finite temperature
Nuclear physics
Physics
The physics of elementary particles and fields
11.10.Wx
Extra compactified dimensions
11.10.Kk
Dirichlet boundary conditions
04.62.+v
Casimir effect
Finite temperature
Space-time
Boundary conditions
Dirichlet problem
Massless field
Topology
Kaluza-Klein theory
Scalar fields
Parallel plate
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Summary:In this Letter, we derive the explicit exact formulas for the finite temperature Casimir force acting on a pair of parallel plates in the presence of extra compactified dimensions within the framework of Kaluza–Klein theory. Using the piston analysis, we show that at any temperature, the Casimir force due to massless scalar field with Dirichlet boundary conditions on the plates is always attractive and the effect of extra dimensions becomes stronger when the size or number of the extra dimensions increases. These properties are not affected by the explicit geometry and topology of the Kaluza–Klein space.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2009.01.013