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We derive the first six coefficients of the heat kernel expansion for the electromagnetic field in a cavity by relating it to the expansion for the Laplace operator acting on forms. As an application we verify that the electromagnetic Casimir energy is finite.
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Communicated by Vincent Rivasseau
submitted 17/02/03, accepted: 04/07/03
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Bernasconi, F., Graf, G. & Hasler, D. The Heat Kernel Expansion for the Electromagnetic Field in a Cavity . Ann. Henri Poincaré 4, 1001–1013 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-003-0153-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-003-0153-5