Maxwell-Chern-Simons Casimir Effect

Details Maxwell-Chern-Simons Casimir Effect Maxwell-Chern-Simons Casimir Effect

1992-12-11

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9212077v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

3 pages, LATEX

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In odd-dimensional spaces, gauge invariance permits a Chern-Simons mass term for the gauge fields in addition to the usual Maxwell-Yang-Mills kinetic energy term. We study the Casimir effect in such a (2+1)-dimensional Abelian theory. For the case of parallel conducting lines the result is the same as for a scalar field. For the case of circular boundary conditions the results are completely different, with even the sign of the effect being opposite for Maxwell-Chern-Simons fields and scalar fields. We further examine the effect of finite temperature. The Casimir stress is found to be attractive at both low and high temperature. Possibilities of observing this effect in the laboratory are discussed.

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