Classical determination of the zero-point energy for different radiating systems
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https://doi.org/10.18041/1909-2458/ingeniare.34.10984Keywords:
Planck constant, Maxwell theory, Helmholtz equationAbstract
This article evaluates the electromagnetic zero-point energy, without using the usual blackbody conceptualization and adopting the perspective of associating a characteristic length or linear length to the oscillator of a cavity (without employing quantization arguments); the zero-point energy is determined for different real radiating systems, finding that it depends on a parameter β which is of the order of the reduced Planck constant ℏ.
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