Non-perturbative corrections to the Casimir energy for a scalar field theory with non-linear boundary conditions

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Auteurs principaux: Canfora, Fabrizio, Dudal, David, Oosthuyse, Thomas, Pais, Pablo, Rosa, Luigi, Stouten, Sebbe
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author Canfora, Fabrizio
Dudal, David
Oosthuyse, Thomas
Pais, Pablo
Rosa, Luigi
Stouten, Sebbe
author_facet Canfora, Fabrizio
Dudal, David
Oosthuyse, Thomas
Pais, Pablo
Rosa, Luigi
Stouten, Sebbe
contents We consider the case of a free real massive bulk scalar in D=4 dimensions, and embed two parallel plates as interfaces on which we impose non-linear boundary conditions, either Dirichlet- or Neumann-like, parameterized by a new coupling constant g. This mimics a non-Abelian gauge theory supplemented with boundary conditions on surfaces embedded in the bulk. We present the first evidence for a non-perturbative 1/g^2 boundary mass generation and its ensuing correction to the standard Casimir energy. This becomes possible by incorporating dynamical corrections to the effective boundary fields, which are used to build in the boundary conditions directly at the action level.
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spellingShingle Non-perturbative corrections to the Casimir energy for a scalar field theory with non-linear boundary conditions
Canfora, Fabrizio
Dudal, David
Oosthuyse, Thomas
Pais, Pablo
Rosa, Luigi
Stouten, Sebbe
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
We consider the case of a free real massive bulk scalar in D=4 dimensions, and embed two parallel plates as interfaces on which we impose non-linear boundary conditions, either Dirichlet- or Neumann-like, parameterized by a new coupling constant g. This mimics a non-Abelian gauge theory supplemented with boundary conditions on surfaces embedded in the bulk. We present the first evidence for a non-perturbative 1/g^2 boundary mass generation and its ensuing correction to the standard Casimir energy. This becomes possible by incorporating dynamical corrections to the effective boundary fields, which are used to build in the boundary conditions directly at the action level.
title Non-perturbative corrections to the Casimir energy for a scalar field theory with non-linear boundary conditions
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09620