Originally posted by DA Morgan:
Johnny Boy wrote:
"The Casimir force can also be explained as a van der Waal's interaction."
Not possible. Were this true the strength of the force, as plates are brought closer together, would not behave as it does.
Feel otherwise ... post an explanation of observed behaviour.
I agree that I am not an expert (and will do some more research on this apect). Whatever it is, however, it is not "zero-point fluctuations" of the "vacuum". I challenge you to prove that it is!! I have seen very good calculations relating it to van der Waals' forces. Prove to me that it is not the case! To go along this route requires more reading from my side (I agree); however, rather counter my arguments on relativity and Heisenberg's uncertainty relationship. How can the k-space wave relate to momentum when momentum is a relativistic parameter; as it is in the case of an electron? In which reference frame can one calculate a "time-independent" wave?
