Yes, but no doubt Nick is a fan of "Lost" and understand the intricacies of
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Physics Serious, folks - Frank has a fascinating alternative to Mills, and it is a bit unfair to expect from him a perfectly-formed and error-free theory at this point in time - even in dilated-time ;-) >From the perspective of a work-in-progress, it is insightful and helpful. If it were any more complete, he would not be wasting time on Vortex, to be ... well ... perfectly frank. As to its predictive power, yes, I think there could be something to Nick's suggestion that warrants a closer look. However, getting a massive charged particle to transverse a Casimir gap would be difficult. A minimal beam of ultra cold neutrons comes to mind as a particle whose decay time is well known, short, and could be influenced by a short transit time. Matter of fact, I have a vague memory of something similar already being out there... for different purposes, but it might be worth a look. I wonder if a orthogonal laser pulse between plates, spaced at a few nm might show an effect? Yes, that was a rhetorical question, since we know it to be true - but isn't this adequately described and/or is time dilation part of it? The beauty of the photonic route is that you might be able to predict in advance, and arrange to measure for a predicted Doppler red shift based on time and other variable - and would not the existence of a few kinds of gratings or filters already be tentative evidence of how to proceed? Jones Matter of fact, as Nick may realize, Minkowski is a character in "Lost" IIRC ;-) Actually, having no TV by choice, I must depend on a few YouTube vids from this kind of gnosis/prognosis... -----Original Message----- From: Nick Palmer I know Horace and Steven have been commenting on this topic critically but I kind of got what Frank was on about the first time (in amongst the confusing word salad). The event horizon stuff escapes me... Here is (I think) a testable hypothesis that would offer support to this time dilation between Casimir plates. Fire short half life particles/atoms though the gap between the plates and see if there is an effect on their lifespan. Nick Palmer On the side of the Planet - and the people - because they're worth it
