A mathematical analysis of Casimir interactions I: The scalar field
Abstract
Starting from the construction of the free quantum scalar field of mass m≥ 0 we give mathematically precise and rigorous versions of three different approaches to computing the Casimir forces between compact obstacles. We then prove that they are equivalent.
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