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View SchemaVacuum fluctuation force on a rigid Casimir cavity in a gravitational field
| Authors | Enrico Calloni, Luciano Di Fiore, Giampiero Esposito, Leopoldo Milano, Luigi Rosa |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0109091 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0109091 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0375-9601(02)00445-0 |
| Journal | Phys.Lett. A297 (2002) 328-333 |
Abstract
We discuss the possibility of verifying the equivalence principle for the zero-point energy of quantum electrodynamics, by evaluating the force, produced by vacuum fluctuations, acting on a rigid Casimir cavity in a weak gravitational field. The resulting force has opposite direction with respect to the gravitational acceleration; the order of magnitude for a multi-layer cavity configuration is derived and experimental feasibility is discussed, taking into account current technological resources.
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