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Conclusion<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Casimir</strong> <strong>Effect</strong><br />

Making Sense <strong>of</strong> Infinity - Infinity<br />

Conclusion<br />

Ma<strong>the</strong>matical question posed in <strong>the</strong>oretical physics<br />

Some really nice, old formulæ from classical analysis<br />

<strong>The</strong> result has been verified in <strong>the</strong> laboratory<br />

<strong>The</strong> motivation for this talk:<br />

Jonathan P Dowling “<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ma<strong>the</strong>matics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Casimir</strong> <strong>Effect</strong>”<br />

Math Mag 62 (1989) 324<br />

Doing ma<strong>the</strong>matics and physics toge<strong>the</strong>r can be more stimulating than<br />

doing ei<strong>the</strong>r one separately, not to mention it’s downright fun.<br />

Thomas Prellberg<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ma<strong>the</strong>matics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Casimir</strong> <strong>Effect</strong>

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