Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds

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Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto; Mantiñan, M. N.; Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego
Año de publicación
2022
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We discuss several aspects of the stress-energy tensor for a quantum scalar field in an inhomogeneous background, the latter being modeled by a variable mass. Using a perturbative approach, dimensional regularization, and adiabatic subtraction, we present all-order formal expressions for the stress-energy tensor. Importantly, we provide an explicit proof of the principle of virtual work for Casimir forces, taking advantage of the conservation law for the renormalized stress-energy tensor. We discuss also discontinuity-induced divergences. For the particular case of planar inhomogeneities, we corroborate the perturbative results with a WKB-inspired expansion.
Fil: Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Mantiñan, M. N.. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
Fil: Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
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Casimir effect
Principle of virtual work
Renormalization
Quantum field theory in backgrounds
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spelling Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgroundsFranchino Viñas, Sebastián AlbertoMantiñan, M. N.Mazzitelli, Francisco DiegoCasimir effectPrinciple of virtual workRenormalizationQuantum field theory in backgroundshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We discuss several aspects of the stress-energy tensor for a quantum scalar field in an inhomogeneous background, the latter being modeled by a variable mass. Using a perturbative approach, dimensional regularization, and adiabatic subtraction, we present all-order formal expressions for the stress-energy tensor. Importantly, we provide an explicit proof of the principle of virtual work for Casimir forces, taking advantage of the conservation law for the renormalized stress-energy tensor. We discuss also discontinuity-induced divergences. For the particular case of planar inhomogeneities, we corroborate the perturbative results with a WKB-inspired expansion.Fil: Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Mantiñan, M. N.. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro; ArgentinaFil: Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaAmerican Physical Society2022-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/214834Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto; Mantiñan, M. N.; Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego; Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds; American Physical Society; Physical Review D; 105; 8; 4-2022; 1-202470-00102470-0029CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.105.085023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:40:35Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/214834instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:40:35.372CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
title Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
spellingShingle Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto
Casimir effect
Principle of virtual work
Renormalization
Quantum field theory in backgrounds
title_short Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
title_full Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
title_fullStr Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
title_full_unstemmed Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
title_sort Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto
Mantiñan, M. N.
Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego
author Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto
author_facet Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto
Mantiñan, M. N.
Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego
author_role author
author2 Mantiñan, M. N.
Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Casimir effect
Principle of virtual work
Renormalization
Quantum field theory in backgrounds
topic Casimir effect
Principle of virtual work
Renormalization
Quantum field theory in backgrounds
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We discuss several aspects of the stress-energy tensor for a quantum scalar field in an inhomogeneous background, the latter being modeled by a variable mass. Using a perturbative approach, dimensional regularization, and adiabatic subtraction, we present all-order formal expressions for the stress-energy tensor. Importantly, we provide an explicit proof of the principle of virtual work for Casimir forces, taking advantage of the conservation law for the renormalized stress-energy tensor. We discuss also discontinuity-induced divergences. For the particular case of planar inhomogeneities, we corroborate the perturbative results with a WKB-inspired expansion.
Fil: Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Mantiñan, M. N.. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
Fil: Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro | Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Balseiro. Archivo Histórico del Centro Atómico Bariloche e Instituto Balseiro; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
description We discuss several aspects of the stress-energy tensor for a quantum scalar field in an inhomogeneous background, the latter being modeled by a variable mass. Using a perturbative approach, dimensional regularization, and adiabatic subtraction, we present all-order formal expressions for the stress-energy tensor. Importantly, we provide an explicit proof of the principle of virtual work for Casimir forces, taking advantage of the conservation law for the renormalized stress-energy tensor. We discuss also discontinuity-induced divergences. For the particular case of planar inhomogeneities, we corroborate the perturbative results with a WKB-inspired expansion.
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Franchino Viñas, Sebastián Alberto; Mantiñan, M. N.; Mazzitelli, Francisco Diego; Quantum vacuum fluctuations and the principle of virtual work in inhomogeneous backgrounds; American Physical Society; Physical Review D; 105; 8; 4-2022; 1-20
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