In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:11:25 +0000 (UTC): Hi Jones, [snip] >Hi Robin > >> Why would the Casimir force have a maximum, and why would it be 2 nm? > >This comes from actual measurement in the laboratory, usually stated as 2-10 >nm with the peak at the lesser value. >Why? Above my pay grade. It has to do with "vacuum expectation value" and >other intricacies of nature. > I suspect this was the smallest separation distance at which they could measure the force, not any theoretical value. Although, perhaps it has to do with the fact that surfaces become uneven at the atomic level?
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
