Casimir effect in quadratic theories of gravity

Abstract In this paper, we study the Casimir effect in a curved spacetime described by gravitational actions quadratic in the curvature. In particular, we consider the dynamics of a massless scalar field confined between two nearby plates and compute the corresponding mean vacuum energy density and...

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Main Authors: Luca Buoninfante, Gaetano Lambiase, Luciano Petruzziello, Antonio Stabile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6574-1