Quantum electrodynamics of a free particle near dispersive dielectric or conducting boundaries

Bennett, R. and Eberlein, C. (2012) Quantum electrodynamics of a free particle near dispersive dielectric or conducting boundaries. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 86(6), 062505. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.062505)

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Abstract

Quantum electrodynamics near a boundary is investigated by considering the inertial mass shift of an electron near a dielectric or conducting surface. We show that in all tractable cases the shift can be written in terms of integrals over the transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic reflection coefficients associated with the surface, in analogy to the Lifshitz formula for the Casimir effect. We discuss the applications and potential limitations of this formula, and provide exact results for several models of the surface.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Bennett, Dr Robert
Authors: Bennett, R., and Eberlein, C.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:1050-2947
ISSN (Online):1094-1622
Published Online:13 December 2012

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