A practical detail... assuming that the 1.7 THz phase transition is the
peak energy of ZPE photons which can interact in a mechanical conversion
system in order to harness dark energy (which is one possible
interpretation of the CalPhysics info)...
1.7 terahertz = 176.3 wavelength in micrometers
The practical question becomes - is there a way to utilize this
dimension as in an LENR experiment, so that part of the gain (or all of
the gain) can derive from dark energy? This is obviously a geometry
which much larger than nanometer, for instance. But these days, everyone
wants to focus on nanometer. That could be a mistake.
Obviously, a photon in the Casimir geometry (2-20 nm) corresponds to EUV
wavelengths ... and this size discrepancy may explain why the Jovion
patent discussed in the reference below does not work. There is no
coupling.
That patent is premised on what they are calling the "Casimir-Lamb
Shift" which indicates that certain electron orbitals in atoms are lower
in energy inside a Casimir cavity than outside.
Perhaps the widespread emphasis on "nano" has been misplaced and we
should be thinking about how to implement reactants in a comparatively
huge geometry, which is slightly below the one millimeter scale.
However, it could also be the case that one needs both scales in the
same experiment. That would be new territory to explore.
From the CalPhysics site... (paraphrased and annotated to make a point)
A major discovery in astrophysics in the late 1990s was the finding
from supernovae redshift-luminosity observations that the expansion of
the universe is accelerating. This led to the concept of dark energy,
which has been labeled as a resurrection of Einstein's cosmological
constant. The universe now appears to consist of about 70 percent dark
energy, 25 percent dark matter and five percent ordinary matter.
Zero-point energy can be defined as having the apparent desired
property of driving an accelerated expansion, and thus having the
requisite properties of dark energy, but to an absurdly greater degree
than is required.... but recent work by Christian Beck and Michael
Mackey may have resolved the disparity. If their work is accurate,
then dark energy is basically nothing other than ZPE or a
superset/subset.
They propose that a phase transition occurs such that zero-point
photons below a frequency of about 1.7 THz are gravitationally active
whereas above that they are not. If true, the dark energy problem is
solved: dark energy is the low frequency gravitationally active
component of zero-point energy.
The 1.7 THz phase transition value is an important marker and
consistent with measurable QED effects such as the Casimir effect, the
Lamb shift, etc. The proposed phase transition value should be
testable in the near future. It is in range which comes up in the
studies of SPP (surface plasmons). NASA has done recent R&D work using
terahertz radiation in a slightly higher THz range on a nickel lattice
loaded with hydrogen, in order to induce LENR.
Perhaps NASA should have aimed lower and/or perhaps Holmlid will find
access to the new THz lasers which are coming out in this exact range
(which seems to be favored in terms of efficiency).
From: http://www.calphysics.org/zpe.html with comments added
