A bstract We review and examine in detail recent developments regarding the question of
the nucleon mass decomposition. We discuss in particular the virial theorem in quantum …

Van der Waals interactions induced by fluctuations of electromagnetic field bear universal
nature and act between individual atoms, condensed particles or bodies of any type …

We consider local semitransparent Neumann boundary conditions for a quantum scalar field
as imposed by a quadratic coupling to a source localized on a flat codimension-one surface …

We calculate the Casimir forces in two configurations, namely, three parallel dielectric slabs
and a dielectric slab between two perfectly conducting plates, where the dielectric materials …

Continuing a program of examining the behavior of the vacuum expectation value of the
stress tensor in a background which varies only in a single direction, we here study the …

The Casimir force between macroscopic bodies is well understood, but not the Casimir force
inside bodies. Guided by a physically intuitive picture, we develop the macroscopic theory of …

We study the vacuum fluctuations of a quantum scalar field in the presence of a thin and
inhomogeneous flat mirror, modeled with a delta potential. Using heat-kernel techniques, we …

Perfectly conducting boundaries, and their Dirichlet counterparts for quantum scalar fields,
predict nonintegrable energy densities. A more realistic model with a finite ultraviolet cutoff …

The Casimir force between macroscopic bodies is well understood, but not the Casimir
stress inside bodies. Suppose empty space or a uniform medium meets a soft wall where the …

In the study of quantum vacuum energy and the Casimir effect, it is desirable to model the
conductor by a potential of the form V (z)= z α. This “soft wall” model was proposed so as to …