Demonstration of the Casimir Force in the 0.6 to 6 μm Range
Abstract
The vacuum stress between closely spaced conducting surfaces, due to the modification of the zero-point fluctuations of the electromagnetic field, has been conclusively demonstrated. The measurement employed an electromechanical system based on a torsion pendulum. Agreement with theory at the level of 5% is obtained.
- Publication:
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Physical Review Letters
- Pub Date:
- January 1997
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.5
- Bibcode:
- 1997PhRvL..78....5L