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Interestingly, the formulas for computing pressure along ZPF free
lines between atoms match the formulas for computing the van der
Waals retarding interaction between two atoms. It is my impression
that, for this reason, there is some doubt in some of the physics
community the ZPF exists and is the cause of the Casimir force.
OTOH, the ZPF could be the most fundamental *cause* of the van der
Walls force, the cause behind matter acting as it does to produce van
der Walls forces. Again, like the gravity issue, this doesn't need
to be discussed or resolved to understand the answer to your question.
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Yes there are many people that contend that all can be explained
using virtual photons and unbalanced forces inducing an electrostatic
charge pulling the plates together but both schools agree the ratio of
short to long vacuum fluctuations is permanently modified in a cavity
where plates are kept at a fixed distance.(personally I would add "from
our perspective" to that last but that's my pet theory)
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Note that by dealing only with ZPF free lines we have changed
perspective completely, and the nature of the force computation
procedure. We no longer care about the external nature of the ZPF,
or the overall shape of the matter, when addressing forces between
conducting surfaces. We only care about nooks and crannies and
cavities that include ZPF free lines. This of course includes the
edges of parallel plates, the subject of your question. This greatly
simplifies answering the question, because we no longer have to be
concerned with rays impinging from all angles. We only need to deal
with the enclosed ZPF free lines and their lengths.
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Yes again which ties in with recent discovery by Peng Chen at Cornell
Finding nanotubes only have catalytic action at ends and at defects
where plate spacing changes.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/nanotubeCatalysts.ws.html
My intuition is this method if possible would be very difficult as
opposed to exploiting the difference inside cavity vs outside cavity in
the ratio of short to long vacuum flux. Somehow Mills' is encouraging
this changed ratio of flux to disassociate gas atoms that nature
immediately repairs to set up a runaway Plasma oscillation.
Regards
Fran
