Maxwell-Chern-Simons Casimir effect. 2. Circular boundary conditions

Mar 16, 1992
32 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 46 (1992) 842-852
Report number:
  • OKHEP-91-006

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Abstract: (APS)
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. The case of parallel conducting lines was considered by us in a previous paper. Here we discuss the Casimir effect for a circle and examine the effect of finite temperature. The Casimir stress is found to be attractive at both low and high temperatures.
  • gauge field theory: abelian
  • dimension: 3
  • Chern-Simons term
  • mass: topological
  • topological: mass
  • effect: Casimir
  • finite temperature
  • field theory: circle
  • field theory: scalar
  • boundary condition
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