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ArthurDent
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Firstly my knowledge of science is armchair tv level so any overly complicated explanations will be lost on me.
What is going on it terms energy conservation with the casimir effect.
As I understand it virtual particles created outside the plates have a greater range of wavelengths than those in the gap causing a pressure that pushes the plates together. But if the plates move then work is done and energy has been created, since you can't create energy where is the loss in this process to balance things out?
What is going on it terms energy conservation with the casimir effect.
As I understand it virtual particles created outside the plates have a greater range of wavelengths than those in the gap causing a pressure that pushes the plates together. But if the plates move then work is done and energy has been created, since you can't create energy where is the loss in this process to balance things out?