Ultralight dark photon and Casimir effect
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2105.09944v2
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:09:32 GMT
- Title: Ultralight dark photon and Casimir effect
- Authors: Abdaljalel Alizzi and Z.K. Silagadze
- Abstract summary: For expected magnitudes of the photon - dark photon mixing parameter, the influence turns out to be negligible.
The plasmon dispersion relation is also not noticeably modified by the presence of a dark photon.
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- Abstract: We investigate the influence of a dark photon on the Casimir effect and
calculate the corresponding leading contribution to the Casimir energy. For
expected magnitudes of the photon - dark photon mixing parameter, the influence
turns out to be negligible. The plasmon dispersion relation is also not
noticeably modified by the presence of a dark photon.
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