Casimir forces in a plasma: possible connections to Yukawa potentials

@article{Ninham2014CasimirFI,
  title={Casimir forces in a plasma: possible connections to Yukawa potentials},
  author={Barry W. Ninham and Mathias Bostr{\"o}m and Clas Persson and Iver Brevik and Stefan Yoshi Buhmann and Bo E. Sernelius},
  journal={The European Physical Journal D},
  year={2014},
  volume={68},
  pages={1-9}
}
We present theoretical and numerical results for the screened Casimir effect between perfect metal surfaces in a plasma. We show how the Casimir effect in an electron-positron plasma can provide an important contribution to nuclear interactions. Our results suggest that there is a connection between Casimir forces and nucleon forces mediated by mesons. Correct nuclear energies and meson masses appear to emerge naturally from the screened Casimir-Lifshitz effect. 
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