http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.027202
The Casimir force arises because of quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in the space between two conducting plates. The Drude model predicts that low-frequency fluctuations play no role in the Casimir force and are due to an electrostatic force coming from electrical potential differences on the membrane surface. If the either can be framed in terms of and all pervasive electromagnetic field throughout space, is that what these other names are describing? Cheers: Axil On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:47 AM, MarkI-ZeroPoint <[email protected]>wrote: > “Some kind of ether would be a convenient thing to have for this.”**** > > ** ** > > I think that’s what the zero-point field and Casimir effect is all about… > just because this generation chooses to call it by a different name doesn’t > mean it’s different. **** > > -Mark Iverson**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Eric Walker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:14 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Sawyer's emdrive alive and kicking in China?**** > > ** ** > > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 3:23 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > ** ** > > As I have suggested in the past, the only way this could work is if > momentum is > imparted to the vacuum itself, i.e. to the universe as a whole, thus > allowing > momentum to be conserved.**** > > ** ** > > Some kind of ether would be a convenient thing to have for this.**** > > ** ** > > Eric**** > > ** ** >
