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View SchemaThe Light Velocity Casimir Effect - Does the Velocity of Light Increase when Propagating Between the Casimir Plates?
| Authors | Tom Ostoma, Mike Trushyk |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9911062 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9911062 |
Abstract
We propose experiments that might be set up to detect the increase in the velocity of light in a vacuum in the laboratory frame for photons travelling between (and perpendicular to) the Casimir plates in a vacuum. The Casimir plates are two closely spaced, conductive plates, where an attractive force is observed to exist between the plates called the 'Casimir Force'. We propose that the velocity of light in a vacuum increases when propagating between two transparent Casimir Plates. We call this effect the 'Light Velocity Casimir Effect' or LVC effect. The LVC effect happens because the vacuum energy density in between the plates is lower than that outside the Casimir plates. The conductive plates disallow certain frequencies of electrically charged virtual particles to exist inside the plates, thus lowering the inside vacuum particle density, compared to the density outside the plates. The reduced (electrically charged) virtual particle density results in fewer photon scattering events inside the plates, which should increase the light velocity between the plates in a vacuum relative to the normal vacuum light speed. A similar effect, involving light velocity change, occurs when light travels through two different real material densities; for example when light propagates from water to air, a process known as optical refraction.
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"abstract": "We propose experiments that might be set up to detect the increase in the\nvelocity of light in a vacuum in the laboratory frame for photons travelling\nbetween (and perpendicular to) the Casimir plates in a vacuum. The Casimir\nplates are two closely spaced, conductive plates, where an attractive force is\nobserved to exist between the plates called the \u0027Casimir Force\u0027. We propose\nthat the velocity of light in a vacuum increases when propagating between two\ntransparent Casimir Plates. We call this effect the \u0027Light Velocity Casimir\nEffect\u0027 or LVC effect. The LVC effect happens because the vacuum energy density\nin between the plates is lower than that outside the Casimir plates. The\nconductive plates disallow certain frequencies of electrically charged virtual\nparticles to exist inside the plates, thus lowering the inside vacuum particle\ndensity, compared to the density outside the plates. The reduced (electrically\ncharged) virtual particle density results in fewer photon scattering events\ninside the plates, which should increase the light velocity between the plates\nin a vacuum relative to the normal vacuum light speed. A similar effect,\ninvolving light velocity change, occurs when light travels through two\ndifferent real material densities; for example when light propagates from water\nto air, a process known as optical refraction.",
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"title": "The Light Velocity Casimir Effect - Does the Velocity of Light Increase when Propagating Between the Casimir Plates?",
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