Casimir forces in a plasma: Possible connections to Yukawa potentials

Barry W. Ninham; Mathias Boström; Clas Persson; Iver Brevik; Stefan Y. Buhmann; Bo E. Sernelius

doi:10.1140/epjd/e2014-50484-8

Casimir forces in a plasma: Possible connections to Yukawa potentials

Barry W. Ninham, Mathias Boström, Clas Persson, Iver Brevik^*, Stefan Y. Buhmann, Bo E. Sernelius

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We present theoretical and numerical results for the screened Casimir effect between perfect metal surfaces in a plasma. We show how the Casimir effect in an electron-positron plasma can provide an important contribution to nuclear interactions. Our results suggest that there is a connection between Casimir forces and nucleon forces mediated by mesons. Correct nuclear energies and meson masses appear to emerge naturally from the screened Casimir-Lifshitz effect.

Original language	English
Article number	328
Journal	European Physical Journal D
Volume	68
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2014-50484-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2014

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