In reply to H Veeder's message of Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:27:00 -0500: Hi, [snip] >> ?Newton's laws of motion are effectively violated unless the reaction of >these virtual particles can be observed in another way.
...it just means you are pushing against the mass of the universe. Effectively, all the energy absorbed is returned as kinetic energy of the craft. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

