The two could be part of the same phenomenon in a local geometry (thus permitting so-called Casimatter, which implies an antigravity effect). IOW this does not have to be related to some kind of "Hubble scale" effect, based on Universal expansion as the "accelerating force".
That is - if there is truly a Scharnhorst effect, you should have Unruh radiation as a side effect on the nanoscale. An interesting paper to build on is: "Hawking-Unruh Radiation and Radiation of a Uniformly Accelerated Charge" by Kirk T. McDonald http://www.hep.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/accel/unruhrad.pdf Although this radiation has a very low mass-energy (fractional eV equivalent to a Delta-T of only 1 K) this should quickly add up inside Casimir Cavities, in a cumulative fashion - which is where you might find an accelerated charge (proton). This would be an alternative to the Lamb shift hypothesis. -----Original Message----- From: Alan J Fletcher Mark Iverson wrote: >Fran and Jones... >This also may involve Casimir effects, but on a Hubble scale... >Haven't heard of that before! > >http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-gyroscope-unexplained-due-inertia.html > >"McCulloch proposes that the gyroscope's inertial mass is determined >by surrounding Unruh radiation >that is modified by a Hubble-scale Casimir effect." >I don't know... Sounds too big to swallow! Hey, once we've got Cold Fusion reinstated as respectable science maybe we can work on Podkletnov.
