Podolsky Electromagnetism at Finite Temperature: Implications on Stefan-Boltzmann Law

Dec, 2009
13 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 81 (2010) 025003
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Abstract: (arXiv)
In this work we study Podolsky electromagnetism in thermodynamic equilibrium. We show that a Podolsky mass-dependent modification to the Stefan-Boltzmann law is induced and we use experimental data to limit the possible values for this free parameter.
  • 11.10.Wx
  • electromagnetic field: finite temperature
  • thermodynamics
  • mass dependence
  • amplitude analysis: transition
  • path integral
  • partition function
  • Hamiltonian formalism