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Not my field at all so please be forgiving if I mix this up, but aren't virtual particles a possible explanation of the Casimir effect (https://math.ucr.edu/hom
by firebaze 6y ago
Not my field at all so please be forgiving if I mix this up, but aren't virtual particles a possible explanation of the Casimir effect (https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Quantum/casimir.html https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Quantum/casimir.html)?
- posix_me_less 6y agoThere are different explanations, but the original one (zero-point energy) is very heuristic, involving operations with infinity. There are more physical explanations in terms of physical EM interactions (van der Waals forces), see https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0503158.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0503158.pdf