Jones,
Thank you for the detailed reply, I have read it several
times and am still digesting all the material. Your comment regarding the
near field reactivity as a naked proton approaches the Casimir wall really
caught my attention. I think we are on the same page even though you using
a dynamic gradient induced by Vandergraff stimulation as an example, I am
convinced the Casimir effect has a similar dynamic gradient as you approach
the cavity walls. The smallest local geometries eventually contribute to an
average Casimir force but the near field area is the most sensitive to
changes in geometry - before a certain focal point is achieved these force
vectors are aiding one moment and opposing the next as they sum into a less
volatile average out away from the walls. This is another reason I consider
the cavities as "pump houses" where these areas with a high dynamic gradient
near the walls are constantly translating atoms to different confinement
levels which, if they become diatomic while confined, will remain confined
by virtue of the diatomic bond to accumulate in the gas population outside
the cavity. IMHO The area away from the walls will store atoms in an
averaged confined state but with less change in confinement will not
contribute as much to catalytic action or creating diatomic bonds capable of
maintaining the confinement.
Best Regards
Fran
