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    "abstract": "We propose a new approach to the Casimir effect based on classical ray\noptics. We define and compute the contribution of classical optical paths to\nthe Casimir force between rigid bodies. We reproduce the standard result for\nparallel plates and agree over a wide range of parameters with a recent\nnumerical treatment of the sphere and plate with Dirichlet boundary conditions.\nOur approach improves upon proximity force approximation. It can be generalized\neasily to other geometries, other boundary conditions, to the computation of\nCasimir energy densities and to many other situations.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0310194",
    "authors": [
      "R. L. Jaffe",
      "A. Scardicchio"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "quant-ph",
      "cond-mat",
      "hep-ph",
      "hep-th"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.070402",
    "journal_ref": "Phys.Rev.Lett.92:070402,2004",
    "title": "The Casimir Effect and Geometric Optics",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0310194"
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