Michael Huffman wrote: > Grimer wrote: > >> >> You could have added Casimir pressure for good measure. 8-) >> >> My preferred term is Beta-atmosphere since I find the analogy >> with atmospheric pressure useful - and it arises naturally if >> one starts one's analysis with sands and clays which are held >> together by Alpha-atmospheric pressure in the case of coarse >> sands (pF < 15 psi) and Beta-atmospheric pressure in the case >> of clays, say. (pF > 15 psi). > > Moin Frank, > > So, you are basically changing the baseline for pressure to 15psi, but > you do still agree with the majority of the scientific community, that > all pressure is positive with relation to no pressure, and that there is > no such thing as negative pressure with relation to no pressure. > > Knuke >
Assuming negative pressure is possible, what would that imply? Harry
