论文标题
Casimir宇宙学的案例
The case for a Casimir cosmology
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论文摘要
宇宙学常数（也称为暗能量）被认为是由真空波动引起的，但是幼稚的计算使结果与事实显着分歧。在Casimir效应中，真空波动会导致介质介质的力，这是Lifshitz理论很好地描述的。最近，使用几何形状和培养基之间的类比，使用Lifshitz理论计算了正确数量级的宇宙学常数[U.莱昂哈特，安。物理。 （纽约）411，167973（2019）]。本文讨论了Lifshitz理论的经验证据和宇宙常数理论背后的思想，而无需先前了解宇宙学和量子场理论。
The cosmological constant, also known as dark energy, was believed to be caused by vacuum fluctuations, but naive calculations give results in stark disagreement with fact. In the Casimir effect, vacuum fluctuations cause forces in dielectric media, which is very well described by Lifshitz theory. Recently, using the analogy between geometries and media, a cosmological constant of the correct order of magnitude was calculated with Lifshitz theory [U. Leonhardt, Ann. Phys. (New York) 411, 167973 (2019)]. This paper discusses the empirical evidence and the ideas behind the Lifshitz theory of the cosmological constant without requiring prior knowledge of cosmology and quantum field theory.
