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Vacuum and thermal fluctuations of a scalar field with point interactions

Davide Fermi , Marco Gurgoglione

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keywords Casimir energypoint interactionszero-range potentialsBorn seriesmultiple scatteringvacuum fluctuationsscalar fieldzeta function

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A convergent Born series shows Casimir forces between point obstacles arise from multiple scattering and decompose into pairwise attractions.

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The paper establishes a rigorous description of vacuum and thermal fluctuations for a massless scalar field interacting with finitely many point-like obstacles via zero-range potentials, using self-adjoint realizations of the Laplacian that remain stable. It computes the renormalized partition function with the relative zeta-function method and obtains explicit low- and high-temperature expansions for thermodynamic observables. The central advance is a convergent Born series for the Casimir energy that interprets the vacuum forces as arising from multiple-scattering events; these forces reduce to pairwise terms directed along lines joining pairs of obstacles, with each term's strength depending on the entire configuration. Numerical checks for identical obstacles indicate that the resulting forces are invariably attractive.

Core claim

Using the relative zeta-function technique, we determine the renormalized connected partition function and derive explicit expressions for the thermodynamic observables, characterizing both their low- and high-temperature behaviours. We derive a convergent Born series expansion for the Casimir energy, which identifies multiple-scattering processes as the mechanism underlying vacuum forces. The latter decompose into pairwise contributions directed along the lines joining the obstacles, with intensities depending non-locally on the full configuration. Numerical results for identical obstacles indicate that the Casimir forces are always attractive.

What carries the argument

The convergent Born series expansion of the Casimir energy, obtained via the relative zeta-function, that encodes the multiple-scattering mechanism between point obstacles.

Load-bearing premise

The self-adjoint realizations of the Laplacian that model the point interactions are bounded from below and free of instabilities.

What would settle it

A concrete calculation for any finite set of identical point obstacles that produces a repulsive force component between at least one pair would falsify the attractiveness claim; divergence of the Born series for some stable configuration would falsify the expansion.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.10725 by Davide Fermi, Marco Gurgoglione.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: Graphical representation of the Born series for Evac, see (2.34). Remark 2.12. Only the lowest-order contributions, namely the single-centers term (j = 0) and the pairwise interaction term (j = 1), require renormalization. All higher-order terms, corresponding to processes involving at least two successive interactions, are automatically well defined and finite, reflecting the improved ultraviolet behaviou… view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: (A) Ee(int) J for N = 2 and J = 15, plotted as a function of d12. (B) ReJ for N = 2 and J = 10 (light gray), J = 15 (gray), J = 20 (black), plotted as a function of d12. In both panels, the red dashed line marks the cutoff d12 > √ 2 imposed by (2.7). (a) (b) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_2.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Ee(int) J for N = 3 and J = 10, with (x1, x2, x3) as in (2.60) and a = 5, plotted as a function of (r, z). Panel (A): surface plot. Panel (B): level curves. The red dashed curves mark the cut-off imposed by (2.7) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_3.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: Ee(int) J for N = 4 and J = 10, with (x1, x2, x3) as in (2.61) and b = 5, plotted as a function of (x, y). Panel (A): surface plot. Panel (B): level curves. The red dashed curves mark the cut-off imposed by (2.7). As representative values of the relative error for J = 10, we report ReJ [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_4.png] view at source ↗

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We investigate the vacuum and thermal fluctuations of a neutral massless scalar field living in Minkowski spacetime and interacting with a finite number of point-like obstacles, modelled by zero-range potentials. The system is described rigorously in terms of self-adjoint realizations of the Laplacian, under assumptions ensuring the absence of instabilities. Using the relative zeta-function technique, we determine the renormalized connected partition function and derive explicit expressions for the thermodynamic observables, characterizing both their low- and high-temperature behaviours. Furthermore, we derive of a convergent Born series expansion for the Casimir energy, which identifies multiple-scattering processes as the mechanism underlying vacuum forces. The latter decompose into pairwise contributions directed along the lines joining the obstacles, with intensities depending non-locally on the full configuration. We also present some numerical results for identical obstacles, indicating that the Casimir forces are always attractive in this context.

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The paper gives explicit Born series and zeta-function formulas for Casimir energy between point defects, with numerics suggesting attraction, but the stability assumptions for the self-adjoint extensions are stated without clear verification for the simulated cases.

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The main contribution is a relative zeta-function treatment of a massless scalar field with a finite set of zero-range point interactions. They obtain the renormalized partition function, explicit low- and high-temperature expansions for the thermodynamic quantities, and a convergent Born series for the Casimir energy that expresses the forces as sums over multiple-scattering paths between the points. The series is claimed to converge and the numerics for identical obstacles show attractive forces in the examples they plot. That supplies a workable calculational scheme for vacuum forces in this model, which is more concrete than many abstract Casimir calculations in the same area. The decomposition into pairwise but non-local contributions is a useful way to see the physics. The soft spot is the stability of the self-adjoint realizations. The work assumes boundary conditions that keep the spectrum positive so the zeta function and the resolvent stay well-defined. The abstract mentions these assumptions, yet the text does not appear to give an explicit, checkable bound on the coupling strengths or separations that is then applied to the numerical configurations. If any of those extensions admits a negative eigenvalue, the quadratic form is unbounded below, the regularization breaks, and both the Born series and the force claims lose their foundation. The numerics would then need re-examination under the safe parameter range. This is written for people already working on Casimir physics with impurities or on quantum fields with singular potentials. A reader comfortable with Krein-Vishik-Birman theory and zeta-function regularization will follow the derivations and can test the numerics themselves. It is narrow but technically grounded enough to deserve a serious referee. I would send it out for review, asking the authors to add a short section that confirms the stability condition holds for every plotted point.

Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript investigates vacuum and thermal fluctuations of a neutral massless scalar field in Minkowski space interacting with a finite number of point-like obstacles modeled by zero-range potentials. The system is described via self-adjoint realizations of the Laplacian under assumptions ensuring no instabilities; the relative zeta-function technique yields the renormalized connected partition function and thermodynamic observables (with low- and high-temperature asymptotics). A convergent Born series for the Casimir energy is derived, identifying multiple-scattering processes and decomposing forces into pairwise, non-local contributions along lines joining the obstacles. Numerical results for identical obstacles indicate that the forces are always attractive.

Significance. If the stability assumptions hold and the derivations are rigorous, the work supplies an explicit, convergent series expansion for the Casimir energy that isolates physical multiple-scattering mechanisms and pairwise force contributions. This framework is potentially useful for computations in singular-potential Casimir problems and adds concrete numerical evidence on force signs. The relative zeta-function approach and thermodynamic characterizations are standard strengths when properly justified.

major comments (2)

[Setup of self-adjoint realizations] Setup of self-adjoint realizations (near the beginning of the paper): The assumptions 'ensuring the absence of instabilities' are stated but no explicit, checkable criterion (e.g., bounds on coupling parameters or minimal inter-obstacle distances) is supplied or verified for the specific numerical configurations. This is load-bearing: a negative eigenvalue would make the quadratic form unbounded below, rendering the resolvent unavailable in the required half-plane and the relative zeta-function regularization (and thus the Casimir energy) ill-defined.
[Born series derivation and numerical results] Born series and numerical results (the section deriving the series and the numerical section): The convergence of the Born series is asserted, yet the proof relies on the resolvent existing in the appropriate domain; without an explicit stability criterion verified for the plotted configurations, the claim that forces are 'always attractive' rests on an unexamined hypothesis that could be falsified by a single negative eigenvalue.

minor comments (1)

[Notation and setup] The notation for the boundary-condition parameters at each point interaction is introduced gradually; a compact table or explicit list of symbols at the outset would improve readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed and insightful report. The two major comments correctly identify that the stability assumptions, while stated, lack explicit verifiable criteria and numerical checks in the current manuscript. We will revise the paper to address both points directly.

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Referee: [Setup of self-adjoint realizations] Setup of self-adjoint realizations (near the beginning of the paper): The assumptions 'ensuring the absence of instabilities' are stated but no explicit, checkable criterion (e.g., bounds on coupling parameters or minimal inter-obstacle distances) is supplied or verified for the specific numerical configurations. This is load-bearing: a negative eigenvalue would make the quadratic form unbounded below, rendering the resolvent unavailable in the required half-plane and the relative zeta-function regularization (and thus the Casimir energy) ill-defined.

Authors: We agree that the manuscript would benefit from explicit, checkable criteria. In the revised version we will add an appendix deriving sufficient bounds on the coupling constants and minimal separations that guarantee the absence of negative eigenvalues for the self-adjoint extensions. For the concrete numerical configurations (identical obstacles at the positions used in the plots) we will explicitly verify that these bounds are satisfied, thereby confirming that the resolvent exists in the required half-plane and that the relative zeta-function is well-defined. revision: yes
Referee: [Born series derivation and numerical results] Born series derivation and numerical results (the section deriving the series and the numerical section): The convergence of the Born series is asserted, yet the proof relies on the resolvent existing in the appropriate domain; without an explicit stability criterion verified for the plotted configurations, the claim that forces are 'always attractive' rests on an unexamined hypothesis that could be falsified by a single negative eigenvalue.

Authors: The convergence proof of the Born series is indeed conditional on the resolvent being defined in the appropriate domain, which follows from the stability assumptions. Once the explicit criteria and their verification for the plotted configurations are supplied (as described in the response to the first comment), the convergence is rigorously justified. We will revise the text to state clearly that the 'always attractive' conclusion holds for the class of configurations satisfying the stability bounds, and we will add a brief discussion of how the bounds can be checked for other choices of couplings and positions. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation applies external zeta regularization to point-interaction model under stated stability assumptions.

full rationale

The paper describes the system via self-adjoint realizations of the Laplacian with assumptions for absence of instabilities, then applies the relative zeta-function technique to obtain the renormalized partition function, thermodynamic observables, and a convergent Born series for the Casimir energy. No quoted step reduces a prediction or central result to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or self-citation chain by construction. The multiple-scattering decomposition and numerical indications of attractive forces follow from the resolvent expansion and configuration-dependent pairwise terms without renaming known results or smuggling ansatzes. The derivation remains self-contained against the external mathematical framework of Krein-Vishik-Birman theory and zeta regularization.

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The central claim rests on standard mathematical techniques (zeta regularization, self-adjoint extensions) applied to a new physical configuration; no free parameters, new entities, or ad-hoc axioms beyond the stated stability assumptions are introduced in the abstract.

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domain assumption Assumptions ensuring the absence of instabilities in the self-adjoint realizations of the Laplacian
Explicitly required in the abstract for the system to be well-defined.

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