Dynamical edge modes in Maxwell theory from a BRST perspective, with an application to the Casimir energy
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| author | Canfora, Fabrizio Dudal, David Oosthuyse, Thomas Rosa, Luigi Stouten, Sebbe |
| author_facet | Canfora, Fabrizio Dudal, David Oosthuyse, Thomas Rosa, Luigi Stouten, Sebbe |
| contents | Recently, dynamical edge modes (DEM) in Maxwell theory have been constructed using a specific local boundary condition on the horizon. We discuss how to enforce this boundary condition on an infinite parallel plate in the QED vacuum by introducing Lagrange multiplier fields into the action. We carefully introduce appropriate boundary ghosts to maintain BRST invariance. Explicit correspondence of this BRST extended theory with the original DEM formulation is discussed, both directly, and through the correspondence between edge modes and Wilson lines attached to the boundary surface. We then use functional methods to calculate the Casimir energy for the first time with DEM boundary conditions imposed on two infinite parallel plates, both in generalized Coulomb and linear covariant gauge. Depending on the gauge, different fields are contributing, but, after correctly implementing the BRST symmetry, we retrieve the exact same Casimir energy as for two perfectly conducting parallel plates. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamical edge modes in Maxwell theory from a BRST perspective, with an application to the Casimir energy Canfora, Fabrizio Dudal, David Oosthuyse, Thomas Rosa, Luigi Stouten, Sebbe High Energy Physics - Theory Recently, dynamical edge modes (DEM) in Maxwell theory have been constructed using a specific local boundary condition on the horizon. We discuss how to enforce this boundary condition on an infinite parallel plate in the QED vacuum by introducing Lagrange multiplier fields into the action. We carefully introduce appropriate boundary ghosts to maintain BRST invariance. Explicit correspondence of this BRST extended theory with the original DEM formulation is discussed, both directly, and through the correspondence between edge modes and Wilson lines attached to the boundary surface. We then use functional methods to calculate the Casimir energy for the first time with DEM boundary conditions imposed on two infinite parallel plates, both in generalized Coulomb and linear covariant gauge. Depending on the gauge, different fields are contributing, but, after correctly implementing the BRST symmetry, we retrieve the exact same Casimir energy as for two perfectly conducting parallel plates. |
| title | Dynamical edge modes in Maxwell theory from a BRST perspective, with an application to the Casimir energy |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.04270 |