The only thing that is measured is a difference in energy, and the modes between two parallel plates are different from those outside. So the difference in energy results in this slight pressure.
LC On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: > > Does the Casimir effect establish that the vacuum has intrinsic energy, > and if so, what is its form? TIA, AG > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/91638017-f388-4d25-8511-be46882b4e08%40googlegroups.com.
