Rode, S., Bennett, R. and Buhmann, S. Y. (2018) Casimir effect for perfect electromagnetic conductors (PEMCs): a sum rule for attractive/repulsive forces. New Journal of Physics, 20(4), 043024. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/aaaa44)
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Abstract
We discuss the Casimir effect for boundary conditions involving perfect electromagnetic conductors, which interpolate between perfect electric conductors and perfect magnetic conductors. Based on the corresponding reciprocal Green's tensor we construct the Green's tensor for two perfectly reflecting plates with magnetoelectric coupling (non-reciprocal media) within the framework of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics. We calculate the Casimir force between two arbitrary perfect electromagnetic conductor plates, resulting in a universal analytic expression that connects the attractive Casimir force with the repulsive Boyer force. We relate the results to a duality symmetry of electromagnetism.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | The authors acknowledge financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft via grants BU1803/3-1 and GRK 2079/1. RB and SYB additionally acknowledge support from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation, and SYB acknowledges support from the Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies (FRIAS). |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Bennett, Dr Robert |
Authors: | Rode, S., Bennett, R., and Buhmann, S. Y. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
Journal Name: | New Journal of Physics |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
ISSN: | 1367-2630 |
ISSN (Online): | 1367-2630 |
Published Online: | 24 January 2018 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in New Journal of Physics 20(4): 043024 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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