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Title: Podolsky electromagnetism at finite temperature: Implications on the Stefan-Boltzmann law

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Instituto de Fisica Teorica (IFT), Universidade Estadual Paulista (IFT/UNESP), Rua Dr. Bento Teobaldo Ferraz 271 - Bl. II - Barra Funda CEP 01140-070 - Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

In this work we study Podolsky electromagnetism in thermodynamic equilibrium. We show that a Podolsky mass-dependent modification to the Stefan-Boltzmann law is induced and we use experimental data to limit the possible values for this free parameter.

OSTI ID:
21409105
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 81, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.025003; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English