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. 1993 Feb 1;90(3):958–959. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.3.958

Casimir light: a glimpse.

J Schwinger 1
PMCID: PMC45789  PMID: 11607360

Abstract

Light emission produced by the reversible collapse of a cavity in a dielectric medium is given an initial, simplified treatment. The agreement between planar and spherical shapes indicates the volume nature of the effect.

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