Abstract
We show that the existence of an arbitrarily small photon mass would produce an additional vacuum energy at the surface of a conducting material that should be measurable. The result could have implications for cosmology.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 274-276 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 15 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Davies, P. C. W., & Unwin, S. D. (1981). Quantum vacuum energy and the masslessness of the photon. Physics Letters B, 98(4), 274-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(81)90013-7